Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Maysville PWS

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
20182.90 ppb112.90 ppb
201911.8 ppb1111.8 ppb
20202.94 ppb112.94 ppb
20211.19 ppb111.19 ppb
20226.28 ppb116.28 ppb
20231.18 ppb111.18 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
2018-03-07AD166382.90 ppb
2019-03-19AD4066311.8 ppb
2020-03-2420029372.94 ppb
2021-03-2321016131.19 ppb
2022-03-1422028066.28 ppb
2023-03-2823018591.18 ppb