Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Fallbrook 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.

 

10

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
20191.000 ppb21ND - 2.00 ppb
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
20222.35 ppb21ND - 4.70 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
2015-03-04112591PND
2015-03-04312678PND
2015-03-04112590P1.12 ppb
2015-09-08115448PND
2015-09-08115447P2.27 ppb
2015-09-08315534P3.44 ppb
2019-05-22AE675732.00 ppb
2019-05-22AE67574ND
2022-03-23AF90168ND
2022-03-23AF901694.70 ppb