Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Enclave At Boxborough

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)

16

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021804.2 ppb54ND - 1,400.0 ppb
2022345.0 ppb105ND - 1,750.0 ppb
2023200.0 ppb2011ND - 1,360.0 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
2021-01-091,400.0 ppb
2021-01-121,400.0 ppb
2021-01-141,200.0 ppb
2021-11-30ND
2021-11-3021.0 ppb
2022-02-28ND
2022-02-28ND
2022-06-091,750.0 ppb
2022-06-09ND
2022-06-09ND
2022-06-0975.0 ppb
2022-11-15515.0 ppb
2022-11-15ND
2022-12-07702.0 ppb
2022-12-07408.0 ppb
2023-02-03330.0 ppb
2023-02-08286.0 ppb
2023-02-08311.0 ppb
2023-02-10371.0 ppb
2023-02-21263.0 ppb
2023-02-21348.0 ppb
2023-02-21285.0 ppb
2023-03-09ND
2023-03-09332.0 ppb
2023-03-09ND
2023-03-09ND
2023-03-09ND
2023-04-06ND
2023-04-0698.0 ppb
2023-04-061,360.0 ppb
2023-04-06ND
2023-08-14ND
2023-08-14ND
2023-10-30ND
2023-10-3016.0 ppb