Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Bedford Consolidated Water District

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.

 

34

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20187.70 ppb226.60 ppb - 8.80 ppb
20192.30 ppb221.40 ppb - 3.20 ppb
20202.80 ppb115ND - 15.0 ppb
20212.66 ppb74ND - 7.50 ppb
2022ND60ND
20232.58 ppb661.000 ppb - 4.30 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
2018-03-01AU04286INS8.80 ppb
2018-03-06AU04641INS6.60 ppb
2019-03-14AV05216INS1.40 ppb
2019-03-14AV05217INS3.20 ppb
2020-02-04CF25916INSND
2020-02-25AW03863INSND
2020-02-25CF37945INSND
2020-03-10117513P1.19 ppb
2020-03-10117512P8.33 ppb
2020-06-16119090P5.49 ppb
2020-08-19AW16064-INSND
2020-08-19AW16070-INSND
2020-08-19AW16062-INSND
2020-09-14121225P0.786 ppb
2020-09-15121224P15.0 ppb
2021-01-13122615P5.50 ppb
2021-02-03AX02233-INS2.60 ppb
2021-02-10CH60664-INS3.00 ppb
2021-02-10CH60665-INSND
2021-09-21AX19306-INS7.50 ppb
2021-09-21AX19304-INSND
2021-09-21AX19302-INSND
2022-02-04CK30269-INSND
2022-02-04CK30270-INSND
2022-02-15AY02782-INSND
2022-09-21AY17019-INSND
2022-09-21AY17021-INSND
2022-09-28AY17459-INSND
2023-01-11AZ00705-INS1.90 ppb
2023-02-08CN38788-INS2.00 ppb
2023-02-08CN38787-INS1.000 ppb
2023-08-29AZ15968-INS2.60 ppb
2023-08-29AZ15964-INS3.70 ppb
2023-08-29AZ15966-INS4.30 ppb