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Manganese - ToxFAQs™ CAS # 7439-96-5 This fact sheet answers the most frequently asked health questions (FAQs) about manganese. For more information, call the CDC Information Center at 1-800-232-4636. This fact sheet is one in a series of summaries about hazardous substances and their health effects. It is important you understand this information because this substance may harm you. The effects of exposure to any hazardous substance depend on the dose, the duration, how you are exposed, personal traits and habits, and whether other chemicals are present. HIGHLIGHTS: Manganese is a trace element and eating a small amount from food or water is needed to stay healthy. Exposure to excess levels of manganese may occur from breathing air, particularly where manganese is used in manufacturing, and from drinking water and eating food. At high levels, it can cause damage to the brain. Manganese has been found in at least 869 of the 1,669 National Priorities List (NPL) sites identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). What is manganese? How might I be exposed to manganese? Manganese is a naturally occurring metal that is found • The primary way you can be exposed to manganese in many types of rocks. Pure manganese is silver- is by eating food or manganese-containing colored, but does not occur naturally. It combines with nutritional supplements. Vegetarians, who consume other substances such as oxygen, sulfur, or chlorine. foods rich in manganese such as grains, beans and Manganese occurs naturally in most foods and may be