Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Saint Francis Village

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
201913.1 ppb444.10 ppb - 28.0 ppb
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
20227.38 ppb445.60 ppb - 10.00 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
2019-03-20Q19116270157.40 ppb
2019-03-20Q191162701613.0 ppb
2019-03-20Q191162701728.0 ppb
2019-03-20Q19116270204.10 ppb
2022-05-26Q221526401510.00 ppb
2022-05-26Q22152640167.50 ppb
2022-05-26Q22152640176.40 ppb
2022-05-26Q22152640185.60 ppb