Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Kingsbridge Municipal Utility District

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.

 

4

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
20193.60 ppb113.60 ppb
20202.40 ppb112.40 ppb
2021N/A00N/A
20225.50 ppb115.50 ppb
20234.00 ppb114.00 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
2019-01-25AE515293.60 ppb
2020-02-11AE978192.40 ppb
2022-03-09AF882805.50 ppb
2023-04-12AG364464.00 ppb