Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Frankston Rural Water Supply Corporation

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
20182.20 ppb112.20 ppb
20196.70 ppb333.30 ppb - 11.0 ppb
2020N/A00N/A
20212.00 ppb112.00 ppb
20227.57 ppb333.80 ppb - 13.0 ppb
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
2018-03-20Q18111750122.20 ppb
2019-04-16Q191546801511.0 ppb
2019-04-16Q19154680165.80 ppb
2019-04-16Q19154680173.30 ppb
2021-08-05Q21207470112.00 ppb
2022-10-21Q223200001013.0 ppb
2022-10-21Q22320000115.90 ppb
2022-10-21Q22320000123.80 ppb