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Manganese

City of Lake Worth

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
20180.267 ppb197ND - 1.30 ppb
20190.600 ppb21ND - 1.20 ppb
202010.00 ppb51ND - 50.0 ppb
2021ND50ND
2022ND20ND
20232.40 ppb51ND - 12.0 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
2019-02-04Q19050140061.20 ppb
2019-02-04Q1905014007ND
2022-05-05Q2213618005ND
2022-10-13Q2231072004ND