Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Buck Spring Plantation I

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)

4

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019124.0 ppb11124.0 ppb
2020120.0 ppb11120.0 ppb
2021N/A00N/A
2022115.0 ppb11115.0 ppb
2023120.0 ppb11120.0 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
2019-09-10CC10528-01124.0 ppb
2020-01-21CC19912-01120.0 ppb
2022-09-13CF06986-01115.0 ppb
2023-02-01752-2153-1120.0 ppb