Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

King County Water District #49

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.

 

4

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20183.43 ppb441.60 ppb - 6.50 ppb
20191.75 ppb221.70 ppb - 1.80 ppb
20203.65 ppb221.60 ppb - 5.70 ppb
2021N/A00N/A
20220.500 ppb110.500 ppb
20230.600 ppb110.600 ppb

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
2019-07-172019071801641.70 ppb
2019-10-022019100303821.80 ppb
2020-01-152020011605445.70 ppb
2020-04-272020042803051.60 ppb