Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Bethany 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.

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.995 ppb6634ND - 4.50 ppb
20191.34 ppb54ND - 2.00 ppb
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
20220.950 ppb43ND - 1.50 ppb
20230.352 ppb1862ND - 48.3 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
2019-02-07Q1905767002ND
2019-02-07Q19057670032.00 ppb
2019-02-07Q19057670081.50 ppb
2019-02-07Q19057670091.30 ppb
2019-12-10Q19795720041.90 ppb
2022-10-19Q2231823011ND
2022-10-19Q22318230121.20 ppb
2022-10-19Q22318230131.50 ppb
2022-10-19Q22318230141.10 ppb