Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Austin Utilities

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
20186.90 ppb43ND - 11.8 ppb
20196.50 ppb440.452 ppb - 10.5 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
2018-07-264002902ND
2018-07-26400277611.8 ppb
2018-07-2640029187.63 ppb
2018-07-2640028708.15 ppb
2019-02-0441877680.452 ppb
2019-02-04418848010.5 ppb
2019-02-0441883777.45 ppb
2019-02-0441885217.58 ppb