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Manganese

City of Vancouver

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.

 

33

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20180.186 ppb204ND - 1.40 ppb
2019ND100ND
2020N/A00N/A
2021ND20ND
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
2018-06-13201806140918ND
2018-06-132018061409190.620 ppb
2018-06-13201806141049ND
2018-06-132018061407991.000 ppb
2018-06-13201806140667ND
2018-06-13201806140814ND
2018-06-13201806140930ND
2018-06-13201806141014ND
2018-06-13201806140636ND
2018-06-13201806140913ND
2018-12-12201812130659ND
2018-12-122018121306560.700 ppb
2018-12-12201812130658ND
2018-12-12201812130654ND
2018-12-12201812130660ND
2018-12-12201812130661ND
2018-12-122018121306571.40 ppb
2018-12-12201812130662ND
2018-12-12201812130655ND
2018-12-12201812130653ND
2019-12-10ND
2019-12-10ND
2019-12-10ND
2019-12-10ND
2019-12-10ND
2019-12-10ND
2019-12-10ND
2019-12-10ND
2019-12-10ND
2019-12-10ND
2021-03-304096437ND
2021-05-184119860ND
2023-09-214527271ND