Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

City of Cooper

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.

 

14

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
20201.000 ppb111.000 ppb
20211.20 ppb111.20 ppb
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

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
2013-03-27100642QND
2013-03-27300718PND
2013-07-09301484P6.30 ppb
2013-07-09101551P8.80 ppb
2013-10-01102165QND
2013-10-01302082PND
2013-12-17302804P1.40 ppb
2013-12-17102872P2.50 ppb
2018-06-21Q1824879002ND
2019-12-02Q1978461009ND
2020-03-30Q20129120041.000 ppb
2021-02-08Q21036970041.20 ppb
2022-01-31Q2203342002ND
2023-03-15Q2310229002ND