Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

City of Henrietta

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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
20193.80 ppb113.80 ppb
2020ND10ND
20212.30 ppb112.30 ppb
2022ND10ND
20232.30 ppb112.30 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
2018-08-23Q1833997005ND
2019-01-28Q19039150033.80 ppb
2020-09-15Q2036545001ND
2021-09-15Q21253200042.30 ppb
2022-03-23Q2209447002ND
2023-08-29Q23373470062.30 ppb