Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

City of Huxley

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
20186.50 ppb116.50 ppb
201915.0 ppb1115.0 ppb
202019.0 ppb1119.0 ppb
202135.0 ppb1135.0 ppb
20225.40 ppb115.40 ppb
202312.0 ppb1112.0 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
2018-02-26Q18080540016.50 ppb
2019-03-14Q191090800115.0 ppb
2020-03-10Q200908000219.0 ppb
2021-03-15Q210663700235.0 ppb
2022-01-26Q22027160015.40 ppb
2023-03-01Q230825700612.0 ppb