Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Brookstone 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)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND20ND
202025.8 ppb1125.8 ppb
2021N/A00N/A
202219.2 ppb21ND - 38.4 ppb
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
2019-04-19CC04086-01ND
2019-04-22CC06317-01ND
2020-07-14CD08239-0125.8 ppb
2022-04-05CF02228-01ND
2022-04-05CF02228-0238.4 ppb
2023-07-1837729_23-38169ND