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Manganese From Wood-Fired Boilers Dan Ahern PE March 2004  Acknowledgments This document was prepared under EPA’s Office of Research and Development’s (ORD) program called the Regional Research Partnership Program (RRPP). This program provides short-term training opportunities for EPA Regional Office Staff to work directly with ORD scientists at ORD laboratories. The primary scientists assisting on the project were David Tingey and Bill Hogsett of ORD’s National Health Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (NHEERL), Western Ecology Division in Corvallis Oregon. They were the mentors for this study and provided direction and assistance during the study. The Western Ecology Laboratory provided workspace and logistic support during the initial development of the project activities. There were a number of other scientists at ORD labs that provided assistance in this study. They included: Ken Hudnell of NHEERL in Research Triangle Park (RTP) on medical effects of manganese. Joe Behar of National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL) in Las Vegas on manganese mobile source issues. John Kinsey, Dean Smith and Michael Hayes of the National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) at RTP on wood stove and prescribed burning issues. There were an number of other parties that provided data and insight during this review and they are listed in the contact list in attached contact list. The Air, Pesticides and Toxic Management Division Director, Beverly Banister, provided the time and support in the Atlanta Regional Office to complete this study.  Contents 1. Executive Summary 4 2. Background 5 3. Manganese Sources and Effects 6 4. Medical Effects of Manganese 7 5. Manganese and Plants 12 6. Emissions of Manganese from Burning 19 7. Manganese Emissions and Air Quality 22 8. Summary and Conclusions 25 Appendix 1 - References 27 Appendix 2 - Contacts