Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

City of Lyford

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
201829.3 ppb1129.3 ppb
201923.4 ppb1123.4 ppb
20206.40 ppb116.40 ppb
202152.3 ppb1152.3 ppb
202240.4 ppb1140.4 ppb
202383.0 ppb1183.0 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
2018-02-23AE1531129.3 ppb
2019-04-01AE6061423.4 ppb
2020-05-08AF103096.40 ppb
2021-01-29AF4181452.3 ppb
2022-04-21AF9398040.4 ppb
2023-01-17AG2461783.0 ppb