Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Concho Rural Water Grape Creek

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.

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20183.15 ppb10770ND - 13.6 ppb
2019ND30ND
2020ND10ND
20211.50 ppb111.50 ppb
2022ND20ND
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
2019-02-28Q1908591001ND
2019-02-28Q1908591012ND
2019-02-28Q1908591013ND
2020-03-04Q2008293011ND
2022-03-03Q2207458002ND
2022-03-03Q2207458006ND
2023-03-09Q2309465016ND