Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Green Acres Park

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
2019921.0 ppb11921.0 ppb
2020460.0 ppb11460.0 ppb
20211,066.7 ppb33400.0 ppb - 1,700.0 ppb
2022N/A00N/A
2023430.0 ppb11430.0 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
2019-03-1903211909FE-MN921.0 ppb
2020-08-12420-178341-1PRI460.0 ppb
2021-01-10420-188957-1FE-MN1,100.0 ppb
2021-08-11420-204149-2FE-MN400.0 ppb
2021-08-11420-204149-1FE-MN1,700.0 ppb
2023-11-1423K1825-01PRI430.0 ppb