Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Lanesborough Fire and Water District

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.

 

2

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

1

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
201813.7 ppb1211ND - 58.4 ppb
20195.50 ppb86ND - 14.1 ppb
20208.32 ppb54ND - 24.8 ppb
20218.98 ppb42ND - 24.0 ppb
202210.8 ppb444.34 ppb - 25.4 ppb
2023336.7 ppb223.30 ppb - 670.0 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 Result
2023-04-17670.0 ppb
2023-04-173.30 ppb