Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

City of Mount Vernon

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.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.502 ppb52ND - 1.90 ppb
2019ND10ND
20201.50 ppb111.50 ppb
2021ND10ND
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
2018-01-23100331PND
2018-02-21Q1807253001ND
2018-04-16102860P1.90 ppb
2018-07-24106768P0.610 ppb
2018-10-17108814PND
2019-03-04Q1909013002ND
2020-05-19Q20198520011.50 ppb
2021-03-29Q2107866002ND
2022-01-18Q2201613002ND
2023-07-11Q2326820005ND