Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Pasco 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.

 

10

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
20192.33 ppb31ND - 7.00 ppb
20202.42 ppb62ND - 12.9 ppb
2021N/A00N/A
20222.19 ppb112.19 ppb
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
2019-03-26ND
2019-12-1019-47029-911917.00 ppb
2019-12-1019-47029-91192ND
2020-03-1020-09046-17686ND
2020-03-1020-09046-17687ND
2020-06-0920-19389-371031.60 ppb
2020-06-0920-19389-37104ND
2020-09-0820-31630-5994012.9 ppb
2020-09-0820-31630-59946ND
2022-08-0343253382.19 ppb