Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Town of Berlin

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.

 

21

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
20206.20 ppb96ND - 14.0 ppb
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023N/A00N/A

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
2013-04-15101041P22.8 ppb
2013-04-15101042PND
2013-04-15300975PND
2013-04-15300976PND
2013-10-28302459P5.60 ppb
2013-10-28102525P3.30 ppb
2013-10-28302460PND
2013-10-28102524P1.10 ppb
2020-04-07117823P12.6 ppb
2020-04-07117822P14.0 ppb
2020-04-07117821P1.80 ppb
2020-07-27E21000255003ND
2020-07-27E21000255004ND
2020-07-27E21000255002ND
2020-10-14121753P1.86 ppb
2020-10-14121754P12.5 ppb
2020-10-14121755P13.1 ppb
2021-05-06E21003194003ND
2021-05-06E21003194002ND
2022-02-16E2200119602ND
2022-02-16E2200119601ND