Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Kitchawan 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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.350 ppb62ND - 1.10 ppb
20190.550 ppb21ND - 1.10 ppb
2020ND20ND
20211.40 ppb21ND - 2.80 ppb
20221.75 ppb21ND - 3.50 ppb
20231.30 ppb21ND - 2.60 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
2020-05-06AW08419-INSND
2020-11-24AW22652-INSND
2021-05-03AX08396-INSND
2021-11-18AX23167-INS2.80 ppb
2022-04-04AY05466-INSND
2022-11-01AY19735-INS3.50 ppb
2023-04-19AZ07011-INS2.60 ppb
2023-11-01AZ20244-INSND