Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Hoosick Falls

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)

2

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019503.3 ppb32ND - 1,100.0 ppb
2020N/A00N/A
20211.000 ppb21ND - 2.00 ppb
2022ND10ND
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
2018-04-16JH1802407-SECND
2019-03-11AZ028081,100.0 ppb
2019-03-11JH1901453-SECND
2019-03-11AZ02807410.0 ppb
2021-03-16JH2102003ND
2021-05-14L2125415-01SEC2.00 ppb
2022-03-07JH2201762-SECND
2023-05-15JH2303550-SECND