Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Moccasin Gap_scott County Public Service Authority

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
2018ND10ND
20192.00 ppb112.00 ppb
20202.00 ppb112.00 ppb
20212.00 ppb112.00 ppb
2022ND20ND
20235.00 ppb225.00 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
2018-02-28E180101216ND
2019-03-189021366-012.00 ppb
2020-03-040020388-012.00 ppb
2021-03-091020684-012.00 ppb
2022-03-222020915-01ND
2022-03-222025382-01ND
2023-02-283021526-015.00 ppb
2023-02-283021528-0B5.00 ppb