Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Sunchase Meadows

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.

 

20

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
20191.45 ppb221.20 ppb - 1.70 ppb
2020ND10ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND130ND
20232.60 ppb112.60 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
2019-04-02Q19132170221.20 ppb
2019-04-02Q19132170061.70 ppb
2020-03-30Q2012921001ND
2021-11-049896301ND
2021-11-049896302ND
2021-11-049896303ND
2022-02-17Q2205934002ND
2022-03-1010215301ND
2022-03-1010215302ND
2022-03-1010215303ND
2022-06-2110482401ND
2022-06-2110482403ND
2022-06-2110482402ND
2022-09-0810685101ND
2022-09-0810685102ND
2022-09-0810685103ND
2022-11-1010853801ND
2022-11-1010853802ND
2022-11-1010853803ND
2023-10-24Q23457890072.60 ppb