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Manganese

Blountville UD

NOTE: Blountville UD purchases water from Bristol Department Utilities which is required to test for manganese. Sample information shown below was taken by Bristol Department Utilities.

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.

 

4

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
2019ND20ND
2020ND20ND
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

NOTE: Blountville UD purchases water from Bristol Department Utilities which is required to test for manganese. Sample information shown below was taken by Bristol Department Utilities.

Date Result
2019-03-06ND
2019-06-05ND
2019-09-04ND
2019-12-04ND