Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Study Butte Terlingua Water System

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.

 

17

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND10ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND120ND

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
2018-01-22Q1802860003ND
2021-03-02Q2105577005ND
2022-12-05Q2236265001ND
2022-12-05Q2236265002ND
2022-12-05Q2236265003ND
2023-03-31Q2312756001ND
2023-03-31Q2312756002ND
2023-03-31Q2312756003ND
2023-05-24Q2319680001ND
2023-05-24Q2319680003ND
2023-05-24Q2319680002ND
2023-09-27Q2341784001ND
2023-09-27Q2341784002ND
2023-09-27Q2341784003ND
2023-12-19Q2354102001ND
2023-12-19Q2354102002ND
2023-12-19Q2354102003ND