Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Champlain Water District

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
20188.00 ppb118.00 ppb
20198.00 ppb118.00 ppb
20203.00 ppb21ND - 6.00 ppb
2021ND10ND
20228.00 ppb118.00 ppb
2023ND20ND

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
2018-01-2318-IC-00587-0018.00 ppb
2019-01-1119-IC-00129-0018.00 ppb
2020-01-0920-IC-01346-001ND
2020-01-0920-IC-01483-001A6.00 ppb
2021-02-012102-02713-001ND
2022-01-3122-IC-00547-0018.00 ppb
2023-01-1223-IC-00280-001ND
2023-12-042312-37478-001ND