Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

City of Pendleton

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.

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20183.99 ppb87ND - 21.6 ppb
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND10ND
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
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
2018-01-2218-02534-50752.00 ppb
2018-04-1618-13403-2789721.6 ppb
2018-04-1818-13403-279034.40 ppb
2018-04-1818-13403-279041.50 ppb
2018-07-2518-27634-561841.000 ppb
2018-10-1518-39245-796660.700 ppb
2018-10-1518-39245-796670.700 ppb
2018-10-1518-39245-79668ND
2020-12-162044841-IND