Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

City of Ballinger

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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20184.20 ppb114.20 ppb
20194.10 ppb114.10 ppb
202029.0 ppb1129.0 ppb
20214.00 ppb114.00 ppb
20224.10 ppb114.10 ppb
20239.00 ppb119.00 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
2018-02-22Q18075330064.20 ppb
2019-03-07Q19098300064.10 ppb
2020-06-09Q202314000529.0 ppb
2021-03-09Q21060930044.00 ppb
2022-02-28Q22067420024.10 ppb
2023-03-13Q23096470089.00 ppb