Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Friona Municipal Water System

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.

 

23

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
20191.000 ppb31ND - 3.00 ppb
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND10ND
2022ND20ND
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
2013-05-21301327PND
2013-05-21101402PND
2013-05-21101403PND
2013-05-21101404PND
2013-05-21101405PND
2013-05-21301326PND
2013-05-21301325PND
2013-05-21301324PND
2013-11-18102706PND
2013-11-18302630P3.33 ppb
2013-11-18102708P3.22 ppb
2013-11-18302628P1.88 ppb
2013-11-18302627P1.18 ppb
2013-11-18302629PND
2013-11-18102709PND
2013-11-18102707PND
2018-07-30Q1830046010ND
2019-01-17Q1902751011ND
2019-01-17Q1902751010ND
2019-04-23Q19161760093.00 ppb
2021-04-08Q2109054008ND
2022-01-11Q2200809001ND
2022-07-12Q2219520004ND