Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Camelot S/d

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
201962.0 ppb4412.1 ppb - 103.0 ppb
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
202266.8 ppb4410.3 ppb - 140.0 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
2019-05-14CC04089-03103.0 ppb
2019-05-29CC07538-0150.9 ppb
2019-05-29CC07578-0112.1 ppb
2019-05-29CC08664-0182.1 ppb
2022-04-26CF02231-0121.0 ppb
2022-05-04CF06380-01140.0 ppb
2022-06-14CF09059-0195.9 ppb
2022-06-16CF09182-0110.3 ppb