Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Blackland Water Supply Corporation

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
20196.28 ppb445.30 ppb - 7.90 ppb
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
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
2015-01-06311149P3.02 ppb
2015-01-06111069F4.10 ppb
2015-04-07313068P3.50 ppb
2015-04-07112981F5.29 ppb
2015-07-06114644Q7.20 ppb
2015-07-06314725P7.90 ppb
2015-10-05315943P5.00 ppb
2015-10-05115859F5.29 ppb