Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Travis County Municipal Utility District 13

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
20181.63 ppb85ND - 4.00 ppb
20191.10 ppb111.10 ppb
20202.94 ppb54ND - 12.2 ppb
2021ND10ND
20221.30 ppb111.30 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
2018-02-12B003911-01ND
2018-02-12B003911-02ND
2018-06-11B013726-012.00 ppb
2018-06-11B013726-022.00 ppb
2018-09-17B022912-01ND
2018-09-17B022912-021.000 ppb
2018-11-12B029207-014.00 ppb
2018-11-12B029207-024.00 ppb