Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

City of Emory

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.

 

26

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
2020ND50ND
20219.10 ppb173ND - 84.1 ppb
2022ND10ND
20233.60 ppb113.60 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
2018-05-03Q1818076004ND
2019-02-20Q1907448012ND
2020-03-19Q2011979004ND
2020-11-131939955ND
2020-11-131939956ND
2020-11-131939957ND
2020-11-131939958ND
2021-01-22Q2101626004ND
2021-01-271957937ND
2021-01-271957938ND
2021-01-271957939ND
2021-01-271957940ND
2021-05-261990755ND
2021-05-261990757ND
2021-05-2619907565.98 ppb
2021-05-261990754ND
2021-08-252017253ND
2021-08-252017256ND
2021-08-25201725764.7 ppb
2021-08-252017258ND
2021-10-282036204ND
2021-10-282036205ND
2021-10-28203620684.1 ppb
2021-10-282036207ND
2022-02-16Q2205794002ND
2023-01-19Q23028310053.60 ppb