Smedley, Pauline. 2003 Water quality fact sheet: Manganese. British Geological Survey, 4pp.
Abstract
Manganes
e is
an esse
nti
al trace
el
eme
nt for
human
heal
th.
The
daily nutri
tional requirement is 30–
50
μg/kg of body weight (WHO, 1993). Manganese
is readily a
bsorbed in hu
man
me
taboli
sm but t
he
degree
of absorption depends on dos
e, chemic
al
form and
effects of ot
her
metals. Manga
nese
dissolved in
water is lik
ely to be more
bioavailable
than solid forms.
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