Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Mt. Joy Boro 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.

 

16

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
20190.300 ppb41ND - 1.20 ppb
20200.433 ppb42ND - 1.30 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
2014-01-21103768PND
2014-01-21303877PND
2014-04-23106598PND
2014-04-23306676PND
2014-07-22107838QND
2014-07-22307946PND
2014-10-20109451QND
2014-10-20309369PND
2019-08-143051896001ND
2019-08-1430518960021.20 ppb
2019-11-263072270001ND
2019-11-263072270002ND
2020-02-243088346001ND
2020-02-2430883460021.30 ppb
2020-05-1231019330010.430 ppb
2020-05-123101933002ND