Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 46

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
201811.9 ppb1111.9 ppb
20193.50 ppb221.10 ppb - 5.90 ppb
20201.80 ppb111.80 ppb
20212.80 ppb112.80 ppb
20227.60 ppb117.60 ppb
20235.40 ppb115.40 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
2018-04-05AE2136911.9 ppb
2021-04-22AF510512.80 ppb
2022-08-15AG090707.60 ppb
2023-03-01AG310645.40 ppb