Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

City of Taneytown

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.

 

11

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND40ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND30ND
2023ND40ND

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
2020-03-03E20002994002ND
2020-09-16E21000740002ND
2020-09-16E21000740003ND
2020-09-16E21000740004ND
2022-03-01E2200123703ND
2022-05-26E2201065602ND
2022-05-26E2201065603ND
2023-03-21E2300223502ND
2023-05-23E2300282001ND
2023-05-23E2300282002ND
2023-05-23E2300282003ND