Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Lake Front Buchanan

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.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20181.70 ppb111.70 ppb
2019ND40ND
2020ND40ND
20211.70 ppb111.70 ppb
2022N/A00N/A
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
2018-11-26AE467741.70 ppb
2019-06-11Q1934814001ND
2019-06-11Q1934814002ND
2019-07-23Q1947179001ND
2019-07-23Q1947179002ND
2020-03-02Q2008167001ND
2020-03-02Q2008167002ND
2020-05-31Q2021939001ND
2020-05-31Q2021939002ND
2021-01-12AF386501.70 ppb