Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

City of Throckmorton

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
2018ND10ND
20192.50 ppb112.50 ppb
20202.40 ppb112.40 ppb
202113.0 ppb1113.0 ppb
20224.20 ppb114.20 ppb
2023ND10ND

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
2018-08-20Q1833238007ND
2019-01-31Q19049630062.50 ppb
2020-03-05Q20083310062.40 ppb
2021-06-02Q211419000413.0 ppb
2022-10-25Q22321270054.20 ppb
2023-07-18Q2327993005ND