Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

City of Shallowater

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.

 

36

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
2019ND60ND
2020ND10ND
20210.883 ppb181ND - 15.9 ppb
2022ND100ND
2023ND10ND

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
2019-03-29619526-002ND
2019-03-29619526-001ND
2019-03-29619526-003ND
2019-06-27629355-001ND
2019-06-27629355-002ND
2019-06-27629355-003ND
2020-07-29Q2029645006ND
2021-03-30820-272-1ND
2021-03-30820-272-2ND
2021-03-30820-272-3ND
2021-03-30820-272-4ND
2021-03-30820-272-5ND
2021-05-24820-804-115.9 ppb
2021-05-24820-804-2ND
2021-08-11Q2121480008ND
2021-09-09820-1868-5ND
2021-09-09820-1868-4ND
2021-09-09820-1868-2ND
2021-09-09820-1868-1ND
2021-09-09820-1868-3ND
2021-12-06820-2788-1ND
2021-12-06820-2788-2ND
2021-12-06820-2788-3ND
2021-12-06820-2788-4ND
2021-12-06820-2788-5ND
2022-03-15820-3671-2ND
2022-03-15820-3671-5ND
2022-03-15820-3671-4ND
2022-03-15820-3671-3ND
2022-03-15820-3671-1ND
2022-04-21820-4025-1ND
2022-04-21820-4025-2ND
2022-04-21820-4025-3ND
2022-04-21820-4025-4ND
2022-04-21820-4025-5ND
2023-04-25Q2315528003ND