Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Carlisle Water Department

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
20183.00 ppb113.00 ppb
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
20223.00 ppb113.00 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
2018-02-288022541-013.00 ppb
2019-02-269023379-01ND
2020-02-250023474-01ND
2021-03-011024256-01ND
2022-02-282024335-013.00 ppb
2023-03-063024586-01ND