Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Minnetonka

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
201827.9 ppb443.76 ppb - 86.6 ppb
20192.61 ppb440.408 ppb - 7.20 ppb
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
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
2018-07-23399859315.8 ppb
2018-07-2339983013.76 ppb
2018-07-2339977935.25 ppb
2018-07-30400577086.6 ppb
2019-01-2441827982.21 ppb
2019-01-2441829147.20 ppb
2019-01-2441829400.607 ppb
2019-01-2441828400.408 ppb