Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Somers Consolidated Water District #1

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)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
201810.5 ppb881.90 ppb - 36.5 ppb
2019N/A00N/A
20204.13 ppb32ND - 9.50 ppb
20216.77 ppb331.10 ppb - 13.8 ppb
20222.10 ppb43ND - 5.70 ppb
202311.2 ppb43ND - 39.7 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
2022-02-021.220273INSND
2022-03-08AY04091-INS5.70 ppb
2022-03-08AY04093-INS1.20 ppb
2022-07-21AY12749-INS1.50 ppb
2023-02-22AZ03325-INS2.60 ppb
2023-02-22AZ03327-INS39.7 ppb
2023-09-06AZ16471-INS2.40 ppb
2023-09-251.232374-INSND