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Manganese

Pennsylvania American Water Company Yardley

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
2018N/A00N/A
20193.61 ppb75ND - 13.0 ppb
20203.70 ppb113.70 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
2019-05-29440067015.70 ppb
2019-05-2944006801ND
2019-05-29440069012.20 ppb
2019-08-06458165013.70 ppb
2019-11-074735580113.0 ppb
2019-11-0747355901ND
2019-11-07473560010.650 ppb
2020-02-04484818013.70 ppb