Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Snow Creek Heights Water System

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)

2

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
201948.9 ppb64ND - 145.0 ppb
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
202234.5 ppb2211.9 ppb - 57.1 ppb
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
2019-07-30CC09367-01145.0 ppb
2019-09-17CC16039-01ND
2019-09-24CC13743-01104.0 ppb
2019-10-22CC17291-0129.5 ppb
2019-10-22CC17291-02ND
2019-10-22CC17291-0314.6 ppb
2022-09-01CF08200-0157.1 ppb
2022-09-01CF08200-0211.9 ppb