Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Modern Electric Water Company

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.

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND90ND
20190.0535 ppb81ND - 0.428 ppb
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
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
2018-04-11ND
2018-04-25ND
2018-05-17ND
2018-09-25180925016-001ND
2018-09-25180925016-003ND
2018-09-25180925016-005ND
2018-09-25180925016-007ND
2018-09-26ND
2018-09-26ND
2019-03-18190319079-0010.428 ppb
2019-03-18190319079-005ND
2019-03-19190319079-003ND
2019-03-19190319079-007ND
2019-10-15191015044-001ND
2019-10-15191015044-003ND
2019-10-15191015044-005ND
2019-10-15191015044-007ND
2023-02-274424743ND