Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Ridgecrest/bakersfield 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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND10ND
2021ND90ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND10ND

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
2018-04-03CB02653-01ND
2020-10-19CD14237-01ND
2021-06-03CE02371-01ND
2021-12-15CE19121-01ND
2021-12-15CE19121-03ND
2021-12-15CE19121-05ND
2021-12-15CE19121-07ND
2021-12-15CE19121-09ND
2021-12-29CE19122-01ND
2021-12-29CE19122-03ND
2021-12-29CE19122-05ND
2023-10-19752-12850-1ND