Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 128

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
20184.66 ppb6716ND - 55.0 ppb
20192.33 ppb699ND - 42.0 ppb
20201.43 ppb42ND - 3.40 ppb
20215.10 ppb215ND - 67.2 ppb
2022ND10ND
20237.92 ppb65ND - 15.3 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
2020-01-21116672Q3.40 ppb
2020-04-21118021QND
2020-07-21119965Q2.30 ppb
2020-10-07121964QND