Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Youngs Manor

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.

 

5

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
201823.3 ppb1123.3 ppb
2019ND10ND
202013.7 ppb1113.7 ppb
2021ND10ND
202224.0 ppb1124.0 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
2018-10-03C039831-01-SEC IOC23.3 ppb
2019-07-19C046656-01-SEC IOCND
2020-07-24C055732-01-SEC IOC13.7 ppb
2021-10-28420-209963-1-SEC IOCND
2022-10-1822J2600-IOC SEC24.0 ppb