Manganese
Northampton Bucks County Municipal Authority
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.
Testing results - average by year
Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
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2014 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
2015 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
2016 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
2017 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
2018 | 8.62 ppb | 34 | 32 | ND - 80.2 ppb |
2019 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
ppb = parts per billion
State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines
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 |
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2018-03-20 | U8C0007-15 | 1.13 ppb |
2018-03-20 | U8C0007-12 | 37.8 ppb |
2018-03-20 | U8C0007-11 | 80.2 ppb |
2018-03-20 | U8C0007-13 | ND |
2018-03-20 | U8C0007-10 | 17.3 ppb |
2018-03-20 | U8C0007-09 | 1.40 ppb |
2018-03-20 | U8C0007-14 | 0.575 ppb |
2018-03-20 | U8C0007-08 | 10.3 ppb |
2018-03-20 | U8C0007-07 | 0.555 ppb |
2018-03-20 | U8C0007-06 | 0.809 ppb |
2018-03-20 | U8C0007-05 | 0.768 ppb |
2018-03-20 | U8C0007-16 | 1.30 ppb |
2018-03-20 | U8C0007-04 | 0.659 ppb |
2018-03-20 | U8C0007-03 | 0.807 ppb |
2018-03-20 | U8C0007-02 | 2.11 ppb |
2018-03-20 | U8C0007-01 | 6.30 ppb |
2018-06-12 | U8F0012-01 | 3.12 ppb |
2018-09-11 | U8I0020-15 | 0.532 ppb |
2018-09-11 | U8I0020-01 | 1.14 ppb |
2018-09-11 | U8I0020-14 | 0.645 ppb |
2018-09-11 | U8I0020-13 | ND |
2018-09-11 | U8I0020-16 | 2.12 ppb |
2018-09-11 | U8I0020-12 | 15.5 ppb |
2018-09-11 | U8I0020-11 | 75.9 ppb |
2018-09-11 | U8I0020-10 | 7.55 ppb |
2018-09-11 | U8I0020-09 | 4.15 ppb |
2018-09-11 | U8I0020-07 | 0.716 ppb |
2018-09-11 | U8I0020-06 | 0.542 ppb |
2018-09-11 | U8I0020-05 | 0.407 ppb |
2018-09-11 | U8I0020-03 | 0.756 ppb |
2018-09-11 | U8I0020-02 | 2.45 ppb |
2018-11-14 | U8K0075-02 | 0.960 ppb |
2018-11-14 | U8K0075-01 | 13.0 ppb |
2018-12-03 | U8L0020-16 | 1.62 ppb |