Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

El Paso County Water Control and Improvement District 4 Fabens

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.

 

30

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

5

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
20192.62 ppb330.650 ppb - 4.10 ppb
2020100.6 ppb124ND - 468.0 ppb
202179.1 ppb113ND - 457.0 ppb
20221.40 ppb111.40 ppb
20234.85 ppb224.60 ppb - 5.10 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
2018-03-29Q1813099004ND
2019-05-30Q19303720053.10 ppb
2019-06-11112846P4.10 ppb
2019-12-03116318P0.650 ppb
2020-03-04Q2008217017350.0 ppb
2020-03-04Q20082170181.30 ppb
2020-09-28Q2038186002468.0 ppb
2020-09-28Q2038186005ND
2020-09-28Q2038186004ND
2020-09-28Q2038186001ND
2020-09-28Q2038186003ND
2020-12-02Q2048232001ND
2020-12-02Q2048232005ND
2020-12-02Q2048232004ND
2020-12-02Q2048232002388.0 ppb
2020-12-02Q2048232003ND
2021-01-20Q21014500071.30 ppb
2021-01-20Q2101467005ND
2021-01-20Q2101467004ND
2021-01-20Q2101467003ND
2021-01-20Q2101467002457.0 ppb
2021-01-20Q2101467001ND
2021-04-20Q2110151001ND
2021-04-20Q2110151002412.0 ppb
2021-04-20Q2110151003ND
2021-04-20Q2110151004ND
2021-04-20Q2110151005ND
2022-03-08Q22079960011.40 ppb
2023-02-01Q23042200054.60 ppb
2023-02-01Q23042200065.10 ppb