Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Sherwood Village

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
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
20213.40 ppb113.40 ppb
2022N/A00N/A
202378.2 ppb5567.0 ppb - 89.0 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
2021-02-10630-13443-23.40 ppb
2023-08-23630-70448-189.0 ppb
2023-09-14630-72009-167.0 ppb
2023-10-03630-73276-180.0 ppb
2023-11-06630-75287-180.0 ppb
2023-12-13630-77455-175.0 ppb