Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Upper Southampton Mun Authority

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)

2

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
202051.5 ppb882.36 ppb - 142.0 ppb
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
2020-02-25457386355.5 ppb
2020-02-254573867105.0 ppb
2020-02-2545738712.36 ppb
2020-05-21463398930.9 ppb
2020-08-12469943868.2 ppb
2020-08-124699442142.0 ppb
2020-08-1246994464.53 ppb
2020-11-1247766613.17 ppb