Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Town of Sunset 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.

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

7

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019260.0 ppb22260.0 ppb
2020N/A00N/A
2021310.0 ppb11310.0 ppb
2022330.0 ppb33310.0 ppb - 360.0 ppb
2023260.0 ppb11260.0 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
2019-01-14B1900253-001260.0 ppb
2019-01-14B1900253-001260.0 ppb
2021-11-10B2106135-001310.0 ppb
2022-01-31B2200469-001360.0 ppb
2022-02-21B2200839-001320.0 ppb
2022-02-21B2200839-002310.0 ppb
2023-03-16B2301091-001260.0 ppb