Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Pa-american Water- Uniontown

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)

1

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
202060.0 ppb880.890 ppb - 420.0 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
2020-02-05485035013.60 ppb
2020-02-054850360112.0 ppb
2020-05-06499200010.890 ppb
2020-05-06499201012.50 ppb
2020-08-12511983012.00 ppb
2020-08-125119840138.0 ppb
2020-11-04524812011.30 ppb
2020-11-0452481301420.0 ppb