Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Vista Verde Water Systems

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
2018N/A00N/A
201926.1 ppb7719.9 ppb - 40.4 ppb
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
202232.2 ppb1132.2 ppb
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
2019-01-28AE5152625.3 ppb
2019-03-1119C2059-0119.9 ppb
2019-03-1119C2059-0224.4 ppb
2019-06-2019F2890-0140.4 ppb
2019-06-2019F2890-0224.1 ppb
2019-09-2019I3662-0125.7 ppb
2019-09-2019I3662-0222.7 ppb
2022-03-03AF8742432.2 ppb