Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Newfield Water Department

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
201831.5 ppb6625.0 ppb - 39.0 ppb
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
202140.5 ppb2230.0 ppb - 51.0 ppb
2022N/A00N/A
2023N/A00N/A

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
2018-02-13100590P32.0 ppb
2018-02-13100591P39.0 ppb
2018-08-14107348P25.0 ppb
2018-08-14107349P33.0 ppb
2018-09-12Q78226SOC25.0 ppb
2018-09-12Q78227SOC35.0 ppb
2021-03-03T104110SEC30.0 ppb
2021-03-03T104111SEC51.0 ppb