Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Findlay Township Municipal 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
20190.870 ppb440.494 ppb - 1.31 ppb
20203.02 ppb441.03 ppb - 5.22 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
2019-07-2443641280.494 ppb
2019-07-2443641321.31 ppb
2019-10-0944509880.786 ppb
2019-10-0944510510.889 ppb
2020-01-1545404211.07 ppb
2020-01-1545404525.22 ppb
2020-04-0146006571.03 ppb
2020-04-0146006534.77 ppb