Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

City of Linden

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.

 

7

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
20194.80 ppb114.80 ppb
20204.60 ppb334.10 ppb - 5.00 ppb
2021N/A00N/A
20225.30 ppb115.30 ppb
20235.80 ppb225.20 ppb - 6.40 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
2019-05-02Q19182340134.80 ppb
2020-04-22Q20160670105.00 ppb
2020-10-22Q20412200094.10 ppb
2020-10-22Q20412200104.70 ppb
2022-02-08Q22042770025.30 ppb
2023-08-22Q23354470046.40 ppb
2023-10-24Q23457760065.20 ppb