Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

City of Hearne

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
201910.4 ppb228.60 ppb - 12.2 ppb
20206.45 ppb224.60 ppb - 8.30 ppb
2021N/A00N/A
20227.00 ppb225.50 ppb - 8.50 ppb
20238.80 ppb224.90 ppb - 12.7 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
2019-05-16AE667568.60 ppb
2019-05-16AE6675712.2 ppb
2020-04-23AF078318.30 ppb
2020-06-30AF173644.60 ppb
2022-06-22AG018748.50 ppb
2022-06-22AG018755.50 ppb
2023-06-13AG4413912.7 ppb
2023-06-13AG441404.90 ppb