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Manganese

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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
20181.39 ppb221.15 ppb - 1.62 ppb
20191.28 ppb880.850 ppb - 1.70 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
2019-03-11U9C0012-011.57 ppb
2019-03-11U9C0012-021.70 ppb
2019-06-25U9F0007-011.18 ppb
2019-06-25U9F0007-021.36 ppb
2019-09-23U9I0009-010.869 ppb
2019-09-23U9I0009-020.850 ppb
2019-12-10U9L0005-011.37 ppb
2019-12-10U9L0005-021.33 ppb