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Manganese

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Inorganic Contaminants of Surface Water

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Manganese occurs in the Earth’s crust at an average concentration of 950 mg/kg, principally in ores: pyrolusite (MnO2), rhodocrosite (MnCO3), manganite (Mn2O3·H2O), hausmannite (Mn3O4), biotite mica (K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2), and amphibole ((Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2). Manganese is an essential trace element required by both plants and animals. In some waters it may limit, either directly or indirectly, the growth of algae; it is also an essential component of several enzyme systems in animals. Although manganese is of little direct toxicologic significance, it may control the concentration of other elements, including toxic heavy metals, in surface waters.

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Moore, J.W. (1991). Manganese. In: Inorganic Contaminants of Surface Water. Springer Series on Environmental Management. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3004-5_15

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