Download or read book Dissolved Manganese in Drinking Water on the Gulf Islands: written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analysis of samples of drinking water collected from wells on Hornby and Saturna islands, British Columbia, revealed high concentrations of dissolved manganese. This report first reviews the literature on manganese toxicology & the human health effects with respect to manganese exposure and ingestion of water with high concentrations of manganese. It then presents results of investigations to determine manganese concentrations & distribution in groundwater on the two islands and discusses the possible correlations between geology, other dissolved species, and the distribution of manganese.