Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

High Grove 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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

6

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019181.0 ppb22140.0 ppb - 222.0 ppb
2020172.0 ppb11172.0 ppb
2021N/A00N/A
2022231.0 ppb22147.0 ppb - 315.0 ppb
2023267.0 ppb11267.0 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
2019-05-06CC04171-01140.0 ppb
2019-05-06CC04171-02222.0 ppb
2020-04-30CD03081-01172.0 ppb
2022-05-09CF02311-01147.0 ppb
2022-05-09CF02311-02315.0 ppb
2023-04-2537729_23-20813267.0 ppb