Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Pennsylvania American Water Company - Hershey

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
20188.05 ppb223.10 ppb - 13.0 ppb
20196.67 ppb65ND - 21.0 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
2018-11-12417570013.10 ppb
2018-11-124175710113.0 ppb
2019-02-1142845101ND
2019-02-114284520121.0 ppb
2019-05-13440042013.10 ppb
2019-05-13440043017.60 ppb
2019-08-12458133015.40 ppb
2019-08-12458134012.90 ppb