Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Travis County Municipal Utility District 10

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
20181.10 ppb111.10 ppb
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
20221.30 ppb111.30 ppb
2023ND30ND

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
2018-03-06AE168811.10 ppb
2019-05-22AE67580ND
2020-08-13AF23374ND
2021-07-27AF63419ND
2022-09-15AG131211.30 ppb
2023-03-02AG31294ND
2023-11-13Q2348349001ND
2023-11-14Q2348649001ND