Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

City of La Villa

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
20182.00 ppb112.00 ppb
20197.20 ppb117.20 ppb
20202.40 ppb112.40 ppb
20214.00 ppb114.00 ppb
20226.20 ppb116.20 ppb
202312.4 ppb1112.4 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
2018-01-31AE114562.00 ppb
2019-03-01AE568287.20 ppb
2020-01-23AE948902.40 ppb
2021-03-17AF471894.00 ppb
2022-01-31AF824566.20 ppb
2023-05-09AG3983412.4 ppb