Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Branchville W 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.

 

9

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
20215.10 ppb53ND - 12.2 ppb
20222.39 ppb41ND - 9.56 ppb
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
2021-01-11210111056-03ND
2021-04-05210405061-02ND
2021-07-12210712072-044.02 ppb
2021-10-04211004075-0412.2 ppb
2021-11-10211110057-039.27 ppb
2022-01-10220110082-04ND
2022-04-04220404082-04ND
2022-07-11220711072-019.56 ppb
2022-10-10221010059-03ND