Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Barre City Water System

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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
201823.2 ppb21ND - 46.3 ppb
201926.8 ppb336.80 ppb - 47.0 ppb
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022ND10ND
2023N/A00N/A

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
2018-08-03233225300146.3 ppb
2018-11-062349061001ND
2019-02-0530151680016.80 ppb
2019-05-01303294300126.6 ppb
2019-07-251907-18221-00147.0 ppb
2022-07-262207-20562-001ND