Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Deer Trail Water District

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.

 

5

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
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
202244.3 ppb3318.0 ppb - 63.6 ppb
202350.5 ppb2226.0 ppb - 75.0 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
2022-02-17AF8543951.4 ppb
2022-12-0922J3685-0118.0 ppb
2022-12-0922J3685-0263.6 ppb
2023-01-2323A2469-0126.0 ppb
2023-01-2323A2469-0275.0 ppb