Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Rutland City Water Department

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.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND50ND
2019ND10ND
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
2018-01-031801-00237-001ND
2018-02-061039914ND
2018-05-021053542ND
2018-08-071072307ND
2018-11-051091196ND
2019-01-161901-01347-001ND
2020-01-082001-00681-001ND
2021-01-062101-00491-001ND
2022-01-052201-00515-001ND
2023-01-042301-00462-001ND