Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

City of Auburn

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.

 

43

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20188.57 ppb72ND - 40.0 ppb
20196.56 ppb85ND - 19.9 ppb
20203.84 ppb74ND - 12.6 ppb
20214.57 ppb71ND - 32.0 ppb
2022ND70ND
2023ND70ND

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
2018-04-0340.0 ppb
2018-08-15ND
2018-08-15ND
2018-08-1520.0 ppb
2018-08-15ND
2018-08-15ND
2018-08-15ND
2019-04-0916.0 ppb
2019-07-0119-24144-47106ND
2019-07-0119-24144-471070.670 ppb
2019-07-0119-24144-4710819.9 ppb
2019-07-0119-24144-471100.470 ppb
2019-07-0119-24144-47109ND
2019-07-0119-24144-47111ND
2019-07-0119-24144-4711215.4 ppb
2020-01-0720-00726-1493ND
2020-01-0720-00726-1492ND
2020-01-0720-00726-149112.3 ppb
2020-01-0720-00726-1494ND
2020-01-0720-00726-14901.60 ppb
2020-01-0720-00726-14890.400 ppb
2020-01-0720-00726-149512.6 ppb
2021-08-044173037ND
2021-08-04417303932.0 ppb
2021-08-044173036ND
2021-08-044159328ND
2021-08-044216833ND
2021-08-044216833ND
2021-08-044159330ND
2022-08-044366173ND
2022-08-044364199ND
2022-08-044366174ND
2022-08-044364193ND
2022-08-044364198ND
2022-08-044364200ND
2022-08-044364200ND
2023-08-034511146ND
2023-08-034511142ND
2023-08-034511142ND
2023-08-034511136ND
2023-08-034511128ND
2023-08-094511064ND
2023-08-094511063ND