Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Alberta Water System

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.

 

35

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20181.78 ppb82ND - 7.10 ppb
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND10ND
2021ND160ND
2022ND40ND
20231.02 ppb61ND - 6.10 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
2018-06-1835399332002ND
2018-06-1835399332001ND
2018-06-1835399332004ND
2018-06-18353993320037.10 ppb
2018-06-1835399332002ND
2018-06-1835399332001ND
2018-06-1835399332004ND
2018-06-18353993320037.10 ppb
2020-12-1535599419001ND
2021-02-11B2100611-001ND
2021-04-27B2101862-005ND
2021-04-27B2101862-004ND
2021-04-27B2101862-003ND
2021-04-27B2101862-002ND
2021-04-27B2101862-001ND
2021-05-20B2102338-004ND
2021-05-20B2102338-003ND
2021-05-20B2102338-001ND
2021-05-20B2102338-002ND
2021-07-13B2103208-001ND
2021-11-02B2105930-005ND
2021-11-02B2105930-004ND
2021-11-02B2105930-003ND
2021-11-02B2105930-002ND
2021-11-02B2105930-001ND
2022-01-04B2200037-001ND
2022-04-12B2201806-001ND
2022-08-11B2203834-001ND
2022-10-26B2205230-001ND
2023-03-22B2301492-001ND
2023-05-18B2302131-001ND
2023-08-10B2303327-001ND
2023-08-23358231530016.10 ppb
2023-08-2335823153002ND
2023-11-07B2304866-001ND