Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Hoxie, 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.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND50ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND50ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

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
2018-03-12936597ND
2018-03-12936598ND
2018-03-12936599ND
2018-03-12936600ND
2018-03-12936601ND
2021-03-081788074ND
2021-03-081788073ND
2021-03-081788202ND
2021-03-081788204ND
2021-03-081788203ND