Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Fox Chapel 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)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
20190.486 ppb83ND - 2.00 ppb
2020N/A00N/A
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
2019-01-157076746005SEA12.00 ppb
2019-01-157076746006SEA1ND
2019-04-177086411005SEA20.590 ppb
2019-04-177086411006SEA2ND
2019-07-177097967005SEA3ND
2019-07-177097967006SEA3ND
2019-10-0870107808001SEA41.30 ppb
2019-10-0870107808002SEA4ND