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Manganese

Purcellville, Town of

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.

 

19

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

2

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019321.3 ppb32ND - 747.0 ppb
2020ND40ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND60ND

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
2018-02-27E180100341ND
2018-05-23E180303856ND
2019-03-21E190302939747.0 ppb
2019-03-21E190302950217.0 ppb
2019-05-29E190304845ND
2020-02-25E191203660ND
2020-05-20E200302299ND
2020-05-20E200302297ND
2020-06-16E200302293ND
2021-03-15E210100126ND
2021-05-17E210400644ND
2021-10-28E211003146ND
2022-04-11E220303685ND
2023-04-27E230305391ND
2023-04-27E230305400ND
2023-04-27E230305405ND
2023-04-27E230305417ND
2023-05-01E230305410ND
2023-11-01E230904711ND