Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

The Oaks 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
2018ND30ND
2019ND10ND
20200.568 ppb4610ND - 8.30 ppb
20210.467 ppb31ND - 1.40 ppb
2022ND10ND
20230.643 ppb72ND - 3.30 ppb

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
2018-07-31AE35018ND
2018-07-31AE35019ND
2018-07-31AE35020ND
2019-04-25AE63671ND
2021-02-24AF44105ND
2021-02-24AF44107ND
2021-02-24AF441081.40 ppb
2022-08-01AG06993ND