Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Alburgh Fire District 1

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.

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
201818.0 ppb1118.0 ppb
201911.0 ppb2211.0 ppb
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
2023ND10ND

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
2018-03-0818-IC-01312-00118.0 ppb
2019-03-1819-IC-01189-00111.0 ppb
2019-03-1819-IC-01191-00111.0 ppb
2020-03-1620-IC-08234-001ND
2021-03-112103-06568-001ND
2022-03-3022-IC-01715-001ND
2023-03-2823-IC-01872-001ND