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Manganese

Wichita Valley Water Supply Corporation

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.

 

38

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20189.30 ppb119.30 ppb
201918.0 ppb1118.0 ppb
202018.0 ppb1118.0 ppb
20212.60 ppb112.60 ppb
20222.70 ppb112.70 ppb
20232.40 ppb112.40 ppb

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
2014-01-13303896P4.66 ppb
2014-01-13103787P2.64 ppb
2014-01-13103788PND
2014-01-13103789PND
2014-01-13103790PND
2014-01-13303895PND
2014-01-13303894PND
2014-01-13303893PND
2014-04-21106613P1.80 ppb
2014-04-21306691PND
2014-04-21306690PND
2014-04-21306689PND
2014-04-21306688P2.40 ppb
2014-04-21106615PND
2014-04-21106614PND
2014-04-21106616P3.10 ppb
2014-07-22307962P2.30 ppb
2014-07-22107856PND
2014-07-22107855P3.20 ppb
2014-07-22307963PND
2014-07-22107858P2.00 ppb
2014-07-22107857P1.40 ppb
2014-07-22307964P1.50 ppb
2014-07-22307965P1.50 ppb
2014-10-20109469P3.30 ppb
2014-10-20309383P2.10 ppb
2014-10-20309382P5.00 ppb
2014-10-20109466P1.60 ppb
2014-10-20309384PND
2014-10-20309381PND
2014-10-20109468PND
2014-10-20109467PND
2018-08-21Q18334740069.30 ppb
2019-05-22Q192798301318.0 ppb
2020-09-03Q203521900418.0 ppb
2021-09-16Q21254110022.60 ppb
2022-03-09Q22082050022.70 ppb
2023-08-02Q23314220072.40 ppb