Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Great Salt Bay Sanitary 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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
201812.0 ppb1112.0 ppb
201914.0 ppb1114.0 ppb
202026.0 ppb1126.0 ppb
202123.0 ppb1123.0 ppb
202245.0 ppb1145.0 ppb
202325.0 ppb1125.0 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 Lab ID Result
2018-03-211803959-0112.0 ppb
2019-03-181903613-0114.0 ppb
2020-05-192003738-0126.0 ppb
2021-05-102101828-0123.0 ppb
2022-03-292203402-0145.0 ppb
2023-04-182303334-0125.0 ppb