Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

New Lisbon Waterworks

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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

1

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
201930.3 ppb550.869 ppb - 66.0 ppb
2020100.1 ppb11100.1 ppb
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
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
2019-05-08112202P0.869 ppb
2019-05-14111530P66.0 ppb
2019-05-14111531P39.7 ppb
2019-12-03115597P42.9 ppb
2019-12-03115598P1.92 ppb
2020-02-11115596P100.1 ppb