Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

City of Idalou

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
2019ND30ND
2020N/A00N/A
20211.90 ppb111.90 ppb
2022ND30ND
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
2018-03-21Q1811486003ND
2019-01-30Q1904476002ND
2019-04-10Q1914418010ND
2019-09-11Q1963950008ND
2021-06-03Q21144420061.90 ppb
2022-02-16Q2205704002ND
2022-02-16Q2205704004ND
2022-04-28Q2212815001ND