Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Cooper County Consolidated Public Water Supply District # 1

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.

 

4

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20182.41 ppb112.41 ppb
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
20213.40 ppb222.08 ppb - 4.71 ppb
2022ND10ND
20239.64 ppb119.64 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
2018-03-02AD145272.41 ppb
2021-02-1121007612.08 ppb
2021-04-2221104954.71 ppb
2023-10-2523160829.64 ppb