Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Mitchell County Rural Water District 2

Manganese is a naturally occurring element that is common in food and drinking water. Excessive manganese exposures may impair children's attention, memory and intellectual capacity. Click here to read more about manganese.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
201850.0 ppb1150.0 ppb
20196.70 ppb116.70 ppb
2020ND10ND
20211.10 ppb111.10 ppb
20221.70 ppb111.70 ppb
20236.20 ppb116.20 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 100 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 100 ppb for manganese was defined by the state of Minnesota as a health risk limit, the concentration of a contaminant that can be consumed with little or no risk to health. This health guideline protects against harm to the brain and nervous system.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-04-1793770650.0 ppb
2019-04-2211381546.70 ppb
2020-04-131356556ND
2021-04-1218162001.10 ppb
2022-04-1922396821.70 ppb
2023-04-0424779296.20 ppb