Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

West Gregg Special 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.

 

8

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
20192.10 ppb441.70 ppb - 2.50 ppb
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
20222.15 ppb441.80 ppb - 2.40 ppb
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
2019-02-14Q19069420022.00 ppb
2019-02-14Q19069420131.70 ppb
2019-03-28Q19126500072.50 ppb
2019-03-28Q19126500082.20 ppb
2022-03-14Q22085160022.40 ppb
2022-08-17Q22243320082.30 ppb
2022-08-17Q22243320092.10 ppb
2022-08-17Q22243320161.80 ppb