Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Buckfield Village Corporation

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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20181.60 ppb111.60 ppb
20193.50 ppb113.50 ppb
20201.10 ppb111.10 ppb
20212.50 ppb112.50 ppb
20221.20 ppb111.20 ppb
20231.40 ppb111.40 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
2018-03-191803-01346-0011.60 ppb
2019-05-221905-02810-0013.50 ppb
2020-04-072004-00521-0011.10 ppb
2021-03-152103-01754-0012.50 ppb
2022-03-072203-00855-0011.20 ppb
2023-03-172303-02814-0021.40 ppb