Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

City of Bowie

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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
201822.0 ppb1122.0 ppb
20195.60 ppb115.60 ppb
202033.0 ppb1133.0 ppb
202194.0 ppb1194.0 ppb
20225.00 ppb115.00 ppb
20235.50 ppb115.50 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
2018-06-05Q182232000222.0 ppb
2019-02-20Q19074860035.60 ppb
2020-03-18Q201197600233.0 ppb
2021-03-10Q210636900294.0 ppb
2022-03-07Q22076480025.00 ppb
2023-01-24Q23032910055.50 ppb