Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Jones County 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.

 

15

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
20203.00 ppb51ND - 15.0 ppb
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND60ND

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
2018-03-018754-030118-E04IND
2019-09-268754-092619-E04IND
2020-07-138754-071320-E02IND
2020-07-138754-071320-E07I15.0 ppb
2020-07-138754-071320-E1AIND
2020-07-138754-071320-E1BIND
2020-07-138754-071320-E8BIND
2021-03-248754-032421-E04IND
2022-12-068754-120622-EP1IND
2023-06-138754-061323-E02IND
2023-06-138754-061323-E07IND
2023-06-138754-061323-E1AIND
2023-06-138754-061323-E1BIND
2023-06-138754-061323-E8BIND
2023-06-138754-061323-EP1IND