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Manganese

United Water Pennsylvania

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
20197.83 ppb882.08 ppb - 17.4 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
2019-01-09U9A0025-0117.4 ppb
2019-01-09U9A0025-0210.2 ppb
2019-04-08U9D0029-017.25 ppb
2019-04-08U9D0029-022.08 ppb
2019-07-01U9G0020-0110.5 ppb
2019-07-01U9G0020-024.34 ppb
2019-10-14U9J0032-015.44 ppb
2019-10-14U9J0032-025.43 ppb