Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Jacobs Water Supply Corporation Plants 1 & 2

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.

 

4

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
20198.05 ppb223.10 ppb - 13.0 ppb
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
20227.65 ppb223.30 ppb - 12.0 ppb
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
2019-01-03Q190017500413.0 ppb
2019-01-03Q19001750113.10 ppb
2022-03-10Q22083420023.30 ppb
2022-03-10Q220834200412.0 ppb