Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Brentwood Water Department

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
20190.804 ppb43ND - 2.10 ppb
20201.76 ppb43ND - 3.08 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 Result
2019-09-102.10 ppb
2019-09-100.468 ppb
2019-12-110.647 ppb
2019-12-11ND
2020-03-113.08 ppb
2020-03-11ND
2020-06-172.26 ppb
2020-06-181.71 ppb