Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Osage County Rural Water District 3

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
20182.70 ppb112.70 ppb
20191.70 ppb111.70 ppb
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
202311.0 ppb1111.0 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
2018-05-029615672.70 ppb
2019-05-0611578151.70 ppb
2020-05-181378360ND
2021-05-111837541ND
2022-05-092254780ND
2023-05-17250253811.0 ppb