Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Chimney Hill Municipal 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.

 

2

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20188.64 ppb1714ND - 51.5 ppb
201914.2 ppb1114.2 ppb
20207.41 ppb1512ND - 66.5 ppb
20215.23 ppb14639ND - 69.0 ppb
20226.10 ppb116.10 ppb
20238.60 ppb11545ND - 65.0 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
2019-02-13AE5427014.2 ppb
2022-02-14AF845046.10 ppb