Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Badger Mountain Irrigation 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.

 

3

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
201865.1 ppb1165.1 ppb
20190.141 ppb132ND - 1.42 ppb
20200.550 ppb21ND - 1.10 ppb
202149.1 ppb1149.1 ppb
202267.4 ppb1167.4 ppb
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
2018-10-1765.1 ppb
2021-09-08417703849.1 ppb
2022-10-05436023967.4 ppb