Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Ellensburg 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.

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
20192.39 ppb75ND - 8.90 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
2018-08-22ND
2019-02-0619-04372-9106ND
2019-02-0619-04372-9107ND
2019-02-0619-04372-91081.70 ppb
2019-02-0619-04372-91092.30 ppb
2019-02-0619-04372-91102.30 ppb
2019-02-0619-04372-91111.50 ppb
2019-02-0619-04372-91128.90 ppb
2022-08-084325848ND