Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Nashville, Town of

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)

2

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20181.48 ppb42ND - 4.80 ppb
20191.65 ppb64ND - 5.50 ppb
2020ND10ND
2021ND20ND
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

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
2015-02-09112196PND
2015-02-09112198PND
2015-02-09312278PND
2015-02-09112194P3.20 ppb
2015-02-09312274P3.20 ppb
2015-02-09312276P6.10 ppb
2015-02-09112199P7.50 ppb
2015-02-09312279P7.50 ppb
2015-02-09312277P11.0 ppb
2015-02-09112197P12.0 ppb
2015-02-09312275P150.0 ppb
2015-02-09112195P190.0 ppb
2020-02-178091-021720-500IND
2022-11-098091-110922-600IND
2022-11-098091-110922-700IND