Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

City of Oyster Creek

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.

 

2

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20188.40 ppb118.40 ppb
20197.50 ppb117.50 ppb
20202.80 ppb112.80 ppb
202116.8 ppb1116.8 ppb
20224.00 ppb114.00 ppb
202330.7 ppb1130.7 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
2018-02-01AE117778.40 ppb
2021-03-23AF4780916.8 ppb