Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Donalds-due West WSA (sc0120001)

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
2019N/A00N/A
202011.5 ppb87ND - 36.0 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
2020-03-04117252P0.490 ppb
2020-03-04117253PND
2020-06-05119175P6.60 ppb
2020-06-05119176P26.0 ppb
2020-09-15121314P14.0 ppb
2020-09-15121315P36.0 ppb
2020-12-07122655P5.00 ppb
2020-12-07122656P3.70 ppb