Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Greenville Water District

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
20180.828 ppb330.470 ppb - 1.31 ppb
20190.693 ppb110.693 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
2014-02-10304811PND
2014-02-10104915Q1.16 ppb
2014-05-13106972PND
2014-05-13307047PND
2014-08-14308944PND
2014-08-15108945P1.000 ppb
2014-11-18109702Q1.10 ppb
2014-11-18309776P1.30 ppb