Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Chanute, City of

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
20186.40 ppb116.40 ppb
20191.80 ppb111.80 ppb
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
20221.10 ppb111.10 ppb
2023ND10ND

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
2018-04-099380726.40 ppb
2019-04-1611388691.80 ppb
2020-04-131357009ND
2021-04-131817273ND
2022-04-1122347201.10 ppb
2023-04-032474692ND