Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Northcrest Addition

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
20200.555 ppb43ND - 0.900 ppb
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
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
2018-09-11Q1836165005ND
2019-10-21Q1973080007ND
2020-01-06116685PND
2020-01-06116686P0.900 ppb
2020-07-08119996P0.866 ppb
2020-07-08119997P0.452 ppb
2021-10-07Q2127873009ND
2022-10-17Q2231506004ND