Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Marilee Elmont

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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.800 ppb21ND - 1.60 ppb
2019ND10ND
2020N/A00N/A
20211.000 ppb21ND - 2.00 ppb
2022ND10ND
2023N/A00N/A

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
2018-03-06Q18092850051.60 ppb
2018-03-06Q1809285006ND
2019-10-23Q1973423004ND
2021-10-13Q21286580132.00 ppb
2021-10-13Q2128658014ND
2022-06-15Q2216689013ND