------- AIR POLLUTION ASPECTS OF MANGANESE AND ITS COMPOUNDS Prepared for the National Air Pollution Control Administration Consumer Protection & Environmental Health Service Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (Contract No. PH-22-68-25) Compiled by Ralph J. Sullivan Litton Systems, Inc. Environmental Systems Division 7300 Pearl Street Bethesda, Maryland 20014 September 1969 ------- FOREWORD As the concern for air quality grows, so does the con- cern over the less ubiquitous but potentially harmful contami- nants that are in our atmosphere. Thirty such pollutants have been identified, and available information has been summarized in a series of reports describing their sources, distribution, effects, and control technology for their abatement. A total of 27 reports have been prepared covering the 30 pollutants. These reports were developed under contract for the National Air Pollution Control Administration (NAPCA) by Litton Systems, Inc. The complete listing is as follows: Aeroallergens (pollens) Ethylene Aldehydes (includes acrolein Hydrochloric Acid and formaldehyde) Hydrogen Sulfide Ammonia Iron and Its Compounds Arsenic and Its Compounds Manganese and Its Compounds Asbestos Mercury and Its Compounds Barium and Its Compounds Nickel and Its Compounds Beryllium and Its Compounds Odorous Compounds Biological Aerosols Organic Carcinogens (microorganisms) Pesticides Boron and Its Compounds Phosphorus and Its Compounds Cadmium and Its Compounds Radioactive Substances Chlorine Gas Selenium and Its Compounds Chromium and Its Compounds Vanadium and Its Compounds (includes chromic acid) Zinc and Its Compounds These reports represent current state-of-the-art literature reviews supplemented by discussions with selected knowledgeable individuals both within and outside the Federal Government. They do not however presume to be a synthesis of available information but rather a summary without an attempt to interpret or reconcile conflicting data. The reports are ------- necessarily limited in their discussion of health effects for some pollutants to descriptions of occupational health expo- sures and animal laboratory studies since only a few epidemic- logic studies were available. Initially these reports were generally intended as internal documents within NAPCA to provide a basis for sound decision-making on program guidance for future research activities and to allow ranking of future activities relating to the development of criteria and control technology docu- ments. However, it is apparent that these reports may also be of significant value to many others in air pollution control, such as State or local air pollution control officials, as a library of information on which to base informed decisions on pollutants to be controlled in their geographic areas. Addi- tionally, these reports may stimulate scientific investigators to pursue research in needed areas. They also provide for the interested citizen readily available information about a given pollutant. Therefore, they are being given wide distribution with the assumption that they will be used with full knowledge of their value and limitations. This series of reports was compiled and prepared by the Litton personnel listed below: Ralph J. Sullivan Quade R. Stahl, Ph.D. Norman L. Durocher Yanis C. Athanassiadis Sydney Miner Harold Finkelstein, Ph.D. Douglas A. Olsen, Ph0D. James L. Haynes ------- The NAPCA project officer for the contract was Ronald C. Campbell, assisted by Dr. Emanuel Landau and Gerald Chapman. Appreciation is expressed to the many individuals both outside and within NAPCA who provided information and reviewed draft copies of these reports. Appreciation is also expressed to the NAPCA Office of Technical Information and Publications for their support in providing a significant portion of the technical literature. ------- ABSTRACT Inhalation of manganese or its compounds may induce chronic manganese poisoning (a disease of the central nervous system) or manganic pneumonia (a croupous pneumonia). Chronic poisoning is disabling, and manganic pneumonia often results in death. Two studies, one in Norway and one in Italy, have demonstrated the health hazards of manganese air pollution. In addition, manganese compounds are known to act as cata- lysts in the oxidation of some air pollutants, producing even more undesirable pollutants. They cause generalized soiling of materials, but no evidence of damage to plants is known. The production of ferromanganese compounds in blast furnaces provides the most common source of manganese air pollution. Other sources include the use of organic manganese fuel additives, welding rods, and incineration of manganese-containing products. During 1964 the average con- centration of manganese in the air was 0.10 iag/ma ; the maximum value recorded was 10 l-ig/m3 . Manganese emissions are controlled by normal particulate control methods. No information has been found on the economic costs of manganese air pollution or on the costs of its abatement. Procedures exist for the measurement of this material in the atmosphere; however, discrimination between the various compounds is not made. ------- exist for the measurement of this material in the atmosphere; however, discrimination between the various compounds is not made. ------- CONTENTS FOREWORD ABSTRACT 1. INTRODUCTION 1 2. EFFECTS 2 2.1 Effects on Humans 2 2.1.1 Chronic Manganese Poisoning 3 2.1.2 Manganic Pneumonia 4 2.2 Effects on Animals 10 2.2.1 Commercial and Domestic Animals .... 10 2.2.2 Experimental Animals 10 2.3 Effects on Plants 11 2.4 Effects on Materials 11 2.5 Environmental Air Standards 13 3. SOURCES 14 3.1 Natural Occurrences 14 3.2 Production Sources 15 3.2.1 Iron and Steel Industry 15 3.2.1.1 Ferromanganese Blast Furnaces 16 3.2.1.2 Electric-Arc Furnaces .... 17 3.2.1.3 Other Furnaces 17 3.2.2 Coal 17 3.2.3 Fuel Oil 18 3.3 Product Sources 18 3.3.1 Dry-Cell Batteries « 18 3.3.2 Chemicals 18 3.3.3 Other Sources 19 3.4 Environmental Air Concentrations ....... 20 4. ABATEMENT 21 5. ECONOMICS 22 6. METHODS OF ANALYSIS 23 6.1 Sampling Methods 23 6.2 Quantitative Methods 23 7. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 25 REFERENCES APPENDIX ------- LIST OF TABLES 1. Properties, Toxicity, and Uses of Some Manganese Compounds 35 2. Prevalence of Manganism in Miners Working in Manganese Mines 41 3. Pneumonia Rate on Manganese Workers 44 4. Reported Prevalence of Croupous Pneumonia Among Manganese Workers 45 5. U.S. Consumption of Manganese Ore and Manganese Alloys 46 6. Manganese Ore Resources of the U.S 47 7. U.S. Capacity for Steel Production, Jan. 1, 1960 . . 48 8. Producers of Ferroalloys in the U.S. in 1966 .... 49 9. Manganese Emissions from Metallurgical Furnaces ... 50 10. Manganese Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants . . 51 11. "Ethyl" Antiknock Compound-Tel Motor 33 Mix 52 12. Concentration of Manganese in the Air 54 ------- 1. INTRODUCTION Although manganese (Mn) is one of the elements essential to the human body, a high atmospheric concentration may result in (1) chronic manganic poisoning, a disease of the central nervous system, (2) manganic pneumonia, or (3) catalytic oxidation ' of other air pollutants to more undesirable compounds. Air pollution by manganese arises almost entirely from 61 the manganese and steel industries. Fumes from welding rods and organic manganese compounds may also contribute to air nn . . 10,11,29.46 __ . , ., . , pollution. The organic compounds that have been tested as additives in gasoline, fuel oil, and diesel oil for use in both internal combustion engines and turbine engines may become a source of pollution. From an air pollution standpoint, the oxides of manganese 61 are the most important of the manganese compounds. Almost all of the manganese in the atmosphere enters it as manganese oxides, such as MnO, Mn2C>3, or ^304. However, these oxides may rapidly react with other pollutants—for example sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide—to form water soluble manganese compounds„ ------- 2 . EFFECTS Manganese can exist in 8 different oxidation states (0, +1, +2, +3, +4, +5, +6, +7), of which the bivalent form +2 (Mn ) is the most stable. Elemental manganese is a highly reactive metal. The lower oxidation states are usually in +2 +3 +4 the form of cations (e.g., Mn , Mn , Mn ), while the _2 _o higher oxidation states form anions (e.g., MnO , MnO , Mn04~ ). The toxicity of manganese compounds appears to depend upon the type of manganese ion present and the oxidation state of the manganese. .It has been suggested that 61 manganese cations are more toxic than the anion forms. The permanganate anions, though strong oxidizing agents which show some caustic action, are relatively less toxic than the cations. The bivalent cation is said to be 2.5 to 3 times 38 more toxic than the trivalent cation. Levina and Rabachevsky reported that while manganese oxides such as MnO, Mn-^O^ Mn O and MnO were toxic to rats, the higher oxides were the most toxic . The associated anion is reported to affect the toxicity of manganese: manganese citrate is more lethal than manganese chloride. See Table 1 in the Appendix for the properties, toxicity, and uses of some manganese compounds. 2 .1 Effects on Humans Exposure to manganese in the air may result in chronic ------- manganese poisoning and/or manganic pneumonia. 2.1.1 Chronic Manganese Poisoning Chronic manganese poisoning is primarily a disease of the central nervous system, resulting in total disablement after exposure to high concentrations of manganese dust (usually the oxides) for only a few months. The disease is reversible if it is recognized early and the person is removed from exposure to the dust. Symptoms include a peculiar slapping gait, weakness in doing heavy work, cramps or tremors of the body and extremities, a mask-like expression, impulsive and uncontrollable laughter, speech difficulty, hallucinations, insomnia, absentmindedness, and mental ^ . 12,25,27,39,47,66 confusion. Manganese may be absorbed by inhalation, by ingestion, or through the skin; most damage results from prolonged inhalation. High concentrations of manganese are found in the 10,11,29 hair. Radioactive manganese-54 has been used as a 19 42 tracer to study the pathology of manganese poisoning. 35 Manganese is primarily excreted in the feces. Studies comparing excretion rates in healthy manganese workers and in persons suffering from chronic manganese poisoning reveal that healthy workers have a higher-than-normal manganese excretion rate and persons suffering from manganese poisoning have a lower-than-normal manganese excretion rate. These results indicate that the retention of manganese in the body varies ------- 48,65 with individuals. There is evidence that sensitivity to manganese poisoning can develop, since persons who have recovered from the disease appear to be prone to contract it 65 again. The manganese oxides have been observed to produce chronic poisoning. No information has been found on the effects of other compounds of manganese. 65 Wasserman and Mihail have summarized (Table 2, Appendix) the prevalence of chronic manganese poisoning among manganese miners. They have also suggested that manganese workers often suffer from manganoconiosis. Of 820 miners, 209 were suspected of having manganoconiosis as determined by X-ray. The average dose of manganese which causes illness has not been determined. However, miners working with pneumatic drills in Chilean manganese mines in an atmosphere of approximately 5,000 particles per cubic meter (less than 10 |a* diameter) developed manganism in 49 to 480 days, the average 65 time being 178 days. The disease is controlled mainly by removing the patient from the dusty environment. In some cases, administration of calcium disodium ethylenediamine tetracetic acid has increased 61 the excretion rate (primarily in the urine). 2.1.2 Manganic Pneumonia Manganic pneumonia, often referred to as a croupous pneumonia, is distinguished by the following symptoms: a sudden * l_i: micron ( s). ------- onset of pneumonia, intense dyspnea, high temperature, radiological signs of acute lobar pneumonia, and little expectoration (often hemorrhagic). Manganic pneumonia does not respond to antibiotics and is accompanied by a high mortality rate—four times higher than that for lobar 24 pneumonia. •28 Elstad reported on conditions which he noted in the small town of Saude located on the Western shore of Norway. Until 1932 the town was frequented by tourists. In that year, a plant built in the town to manufacture manganese alloys began discharging clouds of dark brown smoke into the atmosphere. This ended the inflow of tourists into that town, and gave Saude a reputation as a high morbidity center due to the frequent occurrence of croupous pneumonia resulting in a high mortality rate. Data presented by Elstad indicated that the total mortality in Norway from all causes was the same as in Saude, amounting correspondingly to 10.7 and 10.1 per 1,000 persons, but mortality due to croupous pneumonia was 8 times higher in Saude than for Norway in general: 3.27 as compared with 0.4 per thousand persons. In 1924 to 1935 deaths caused by croupous pneumonia accounted for 3.65 percent of Norway's total mortality, while in Saude it was 32.2 percent or nearly 10 times as high. Postmortem examinations indicated that the manganese concentration in lung tissues of persons who died of croupous pneumonia was considerably higher than normal. ------- The high morbidity and mortality caused by croupous pneumonia in Saude was regarded by Elstad as the result of systematic manganese discharge into the atmosphere by the manganese plant. Examination showed that the ventilation system of the electric smelting furnace was adequate insofar as the working premises were concerned, but the smoke containing manganese compounds was discharged into the atmosphere close to the metallurgical plant. However, at 3 km from the discharge point manganese concentrations in the air were high, and the particle diameters were 5(_i or greater. During windy seasons the smoke was dispersed in a short time, but during periods of calm or fog, the valley in which the town of Saude was located was covered with a continuous cloud of smoke. Elstad noted that the rise in morbidity caused by croupous pneumonia and its consequent mortality paralleled the increase in the amount of ferromanganese discharged by the plant. This, according to Elstad, served as additional evidence of the causal relationship between the plant's discharges and the local high frequency of morbidity and mortality caused by croupous pneumonia. 96 Surveys made in the U.S.S.R. of 1,200 residents indicated that 95.6 percent of the persons interrogated within a 500-m zone complained of unfavorable effects of the plant discharges. Residents within the 500-m zone complained of high dust density. For example, when the wind blew from the plant toward the residential area, house windows had to be closed; ------- clothes could not be hung to dry in the open air; snow became covered with a layer of black dust; and more frequent housecleaning became necessary. Morbidity studies established that among residents of a nearby village, the frequency of nervous system effects was similar to the frequency of these effects among the adult population of the industrial town. No evidence of neurointoxication was found in workers. Analysis of nasal mucosa smears made of 700 children, mostly of preschool age, showed the presence of manganese in 62 percent of the cases, frequently amounting to 95 ug. The water in which the children washed their hands was found to contain 38,800 |-lg of manganese per square meter of skin area. These studies also revealed that 34.3 to 48.1 percent of the children examined suffered from ear, nose, and throat problems. Neuropathologic studies were made of 204 children; findings, positive in 16 children only, were represented by light asthenia, vertigo, neurosis, and vegetative syndrome. Roentgenological examinations disclosed pulmonary changes in 75 percent of the children, and many of these changes were tuberculous. Other changes were periobronchitis of differing degrees, and periovascularitis, thought by the roentgenologist to be the result of past diseases, especially in repeat cases. Thus, results obtained in the study of morbidity among children of the plant village indicated unfavorable shifts in the children's health. The role played by manganese and in particular by ------- 8 ferroinanganic dust in the etiology of such tissue diseases as inflammatory processes of the respiratory passages and sclerotic lung changes was established with more certainty through animal experiments. However, such manganese concentrations were tens and hundreds of times greater than the manganese concentration allowable in working areas. 51 A similar situation was reported by Pancheri, who attributed the increased frequency of pneumonia in Aosta, Italy. to a metallurgical plant emitting manganese dust. 22 Davies observed a high rate (26/1,000 miners) of pneumonia in manganese workers, and attempted to support the supposition that manganese produced the pneumonia by means of experiments on mice. He concluded that mice show "an increased susceptibility to pneumococci or streptococci" and "in man and animals, manganese dust in suitable particle size introduced into the respiratory system will, without the presence of other 23 factors, cause pneumonitis." Dust concentrations of 1,000 to 8,000 particles per cubic meter containing 2,000 to 17,000 3 |jg/m of manganese dioxide were encountered by the workers studied, yet no cases of chronic poisoning were observed. 63 Van Beukering also reported a higher rate of pneumonia among manganese miners of South Africa than in a control group of iron miners. These results are compared with those of Davies in Table 3 in the Appendix. Again, no cases of chronic poisoning were observed. ------- 9 Some of the early studies on manganic pneumonia are listed in Table 4 in the Appendix. The theory that manganese causes a disease—manganic pneumonia—rests on statistical studies which provide evidence of the abnormally high percentage of pulmonary illnesses in the various sectors of the manganese industry. However, the thesis that manganese can 33 produce manganic pneumonia is not without opposition. Heine, unable to produce manganic pneumonia in animal experiments, has reviewed the literature and proposed that all cases of pneumonia can be explained by "droughts, long-term unemployment, undernourishment, weather conditions, etc." Moreover, he claims that there is no increased susceptibility to infection. 60 In addition, Stocks has attempted to correlate pneumonia with the presence of trace elements in 23 British cities. His findings show a correlation between pneumonia and beryllium, but no correlation of pneumonia with manganese. However, this lack of correlation may be due to the concentration factor. The concentrations are quite low, ranging from 0.005 to 0.130 3 3 |jg/m , with most cities having less than 0.050 M-g/m . All of these findings are based on results of inhalation of ferromanganese dust or manganese oxides. Some experimental work with animals shows that similar pulmonary effects occur with other manganese compounds, such as manganous chloride. Rats separately injected intratracheally with manganese dioxide and manganous chloride showed histological changes in the lungs, discharge of mucus in the epithelial cells of the bronchi, ------- 10 ragged epithelium, and loosened cells from the basal membrane. However, the effect of inhaling low concentrations of various manganese compounds over a long period has not been determined. 2.2 Effects on Animals 2.2.1 Commercial and Domestic Animals No information has been found in the literature on the effects of manganese air pollution on wild or domestic animals. Manganese is often added to the feed of animals, especially o 7 chickens, to prevent manganese deficiency. 2.2.2 Experimental Animals Studies with rabbits,22 mice,33 and rats show that these animals suffer the same types of symptoms as humans. Joetten36 exposed rabbits to manganese in a ferroman- ganese metallurgical plant. All of these rabbits later died of pneumonia either before or after intranasal inoculation with pneumococci. However, all the control animals inoculated with pneumococci survived. Heine33 demonstrated that various forms of manganese proved toxic to mice: manganese dust (95% Mn), ferromanganese (88-90% Mn), blast furnace manganese (75% Mn), manganese dioxide (66% Mn), manganese silicon (60% Mn), manganese ore (50% Mn), vanadium slag (29.5% Mn as MnO), and Thomas meal (6.7% Mn as MnO). The degree of toxicity of the various substances was a function of the manganese content rather than the oxidation state of the manganese. From a series of experiments on both mice and guinea pigs he concluded that metallic manganese can be absorbed through the lungs, skin, and gastrointestinal tract. There was ------- 11 an increase of manganese in the liver following inhalation of manganese. In the case of absorption through the skin, there was an increase of manganese in the liver/ muscles, and bones. After ingestion, high manganese levels were found in the brain. 2.3 Effects on Plants No information has been found on the effects of air pollution on plants. Manganese is known to be essential to 64 higher plants, and for this reason manganese salts and 58 oxides are used as fertilizers. 2.4 Effects on Materials Manganese and its compounds are active chemicals which 58 either react with materials or catalyze other reactions. Their effect on catalytic oxidation appears to be of prime importance in relation to air pollution. However, soiling has been a common complaint near ferromanganese plants. Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide react readily with manganese dioxide to produce soluble sulfates, dithionates, 58 and nitrates by the following reactions: + SO2 - MnSO4 + 3S02 - MnS2°6 + MnSO4 Mn02 + 2N02 - Mn(N03)2 These reactions have been utilized to remove sulfur 14,15,53 dioxide from flue gases. But more important is the fact that small amounts of manganese, usually as manganese ------- 12 sulfate formed in the reaction of manganese dioxide with sulfur dioxide, will catalyze the oxidation of sulfur dioxide 20 to sulfur trioxide. MnSO Laboratory studies of this reaction showed that the reaction rate became so rapid when the catalyst concentration was increased above 15 ppm that it was necessary to design a 16 flow apparatus to measure the rates. Bracewell and Gall have shown that these reactions will take place in fog. 3 Assuming a water concentration of 200,000 |j.g/m in the air and a manganese concentration of 0.2 [jg/m in a solution, a sulfur dioxide concentration of 1,750 [_ig/m would result in a rate of 3 conversion to sulfuric acid of about 25 |jg/ni per hour. The rate of reaction increases with the increase in the manganese concentration: the rate is tripled each time the manganese concentration is doubled. The rate also increases linearly with the increase in sulfur dioxide concentration. While other materials such as platinum, graphite, charcoal, vanadium(V) oxide, chromium(III) oxide, ferric oxide, and nitrogen oxides will catalyze the oxidation of sulfur dioxide to sulfur tri- 5 oxide, manganese sulfate was found to be the most active. The manganese concentration in the atmosphere of most cities is sufficient to catalyze the oxidation. In view of the above reactions, it may be impossible to find manganese oxides in the air since they react readily to form sulfates and nitrates. ------- 13 Catalytic oxidation of hydrocarbons may also take place. However, very little information was found in the literature on this subject. Hopcalite, a manganese and copper oxide catalyst, has been used to catalyze oxidation of hydrocarbons in flue 18,59 gases and automobile exhausts. Normally, these oxidations take place at high temperatures (100 to 600°C). Organic catalysts containing methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl have been marketed by the Ethyl Corporation. These catalysts burn and form manganese oxides which promote combustion of organic fuels, including tiny particles of carbon, and increase the octane rating of the 29,58 fuel. 2.5 Environmental Air Standards The industrial threshold limit value (8-hour) for manganese for those occupationally exposed was originally recommended by the American Conference of Governmental 3 Industrial Hygienists as 6,000 |jg/m . This has since been 62 3 reduced to 5,000 |jg/m . The latter value was also 35 recommended by the American Industrial Hygiene Association. 50,54 The U.S.S.R. has recommended a 24-hour limit of 10 |ag/m for manganese and its compounds. The maximum allowable one-time concentration is 30 ------- 14 3 . SOURCES Manganese compounds in the atmosphere are generated primarily by metallurgical uses in the iron and steel industry .- organomanganese additives for fuels, and possibly incineration 30,45 of manganese products or manganese-containing products. These sources all provide oxidizing atmospheres in which manganese may be oxidized in a variety of ways. When heated in air the following reactions ' will take place: 307°-600°C 4Mn02 - 2Mn2°3 + °2 800°-1200°C Heated in Air 4Mn + 30 -> 2Mn2O Heated in Air 6MnO +0 - 2Mn O Z, J TT Thus, most manganese emissions to the atmosphere are in the form of oxides. However, in the presence of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide, these oxides are rapidly converted to sulfates and nitrates (see Section 2.4). 3 .1 Natural Occurrences Manganese is widely distributed in the combined state, ranking 12th in abundance (1,000 ng/g) among the elements in the earth's crust. It is commonly found associated with iron ores in concentrations too low in most cases to make its commercial recovery attractive. The most common manganese minerals are: ------- 15 Pyrolusite MnO2 (black) 60-63% Mn Psilomelane BaMnMn °16(OH) (black) 45-60% Mn Hausmannite Mn3°4 (brown) 72% Mn crosite MnCl- (light rose) 47% Mn Rhodo Rhodonite MnSiC>3 (reddish brown) 42% Mn Braunite 3Mn O3 • MnSi03 (black) 63% Mn Ores containing less than 40 percent of manganese are usually not suitable for metallurgical purposes. The manganese mining industry in the United States does not contribute significantly to air pollution. Only 1 to 2 percent of the total manganese ore processed in this country 14 is domestically mined (see Table 5 in the Appendix). The States of Montana, New Mexico, and Minnesota have manganese- 44,45,58 producing mines. Table 6 in the Appendix shows the manganese ore resources in the United States. 3.2 Production Sources 3.2.1 Iron and Steel Industry Most of the manganese imports are in the form of manganese ores, over 90 percent of which are used in the iron 45 and steel industry- Therefore, the smelting and refining of the ore represent the largest potential pollution sources in the United States. The capacity of steel blast furnaces and the location of ferromanganese furnaces are given in Tables 7 and 8 in the Appendix, and emission rates are given ------- 16 in Table 9 in the Appendix. 3.2.1.1 Ferromanganese Blast Furnaces Although the number of furnaces producing ferromanganese is small, the process which they use, if uncontrolled, could produce more pollution than any of the other metallurgical 55 processes. Uncontrolled emissions in 1951 produced as much as 8,200,000 to 15,500,000 |j.g/m of exhaust gas, with an average of 13,700,000 |ag/m . The emissions from two 350-ton 3 f erromanganese furnaces averaged 16,500,000 [ag/m in a gas 3 volume of 3,920 m /min resulting in approximately 142 tons of dust per day containing 21 to 36 tons of manganese. This suggests that approximately 0.03 to 0.05 tons of manganese per ton of ore could be emitted. The ferromanganese blast furnace 45 production was 651,987 tons in the United States in 1966. This source could contribute from 19,500 to 32,500 tons of manganese to the atmosphere each year. The particulates from a ferromanganese furnace are extremely small, with 80 percent ranging in size from 0.1 to 1 |j. These particulates contain: 15-25% manganese 0.3-0.5% iron 8-15% sodium and potassium oxides 9-19% silica 3-11% alumina 8-15% calcium oxide ------- 17 4-6% magnesium oxide 5-7% sulfur 1-2% carbon 3.2.1.2 Electric-Arc Furnaces Dust and fume emissions from an electric-arc furnace average approximately 10.6 Ib/ton of steel melted, the range being from 4.5 to 29.4 Ib/ton. These particulates contain approximately 4 percent of manganous oxide (MnO) with 70 per- 55 cent of the particles less than 5 |j in diameter. Manganese emissions from electric-arc furnaces producing ferromanganese may be higher than from those producing steel. Electric-arc 45 furnaces produced 294,223 tons of ferromanganese in 1966. 3.2.1.3 Other Furnaces Some manganese is found in the particulate material emitted from basic oxygen and open-hearth furnaces. However, 55 these concentrations are relatively low. 3.2.2 Coal The concentration of manganese in coal ash varies between 0.005 and 1.0 percent, depending on the origin of the 1 coal. Analyses of particulate emissions from six different 31,57 types of coal-fired power plants showed that the concen- 3 tration of manganese emitted ranged between 60 and 400 |_ig/m as shown in Table 10 in the Appendix. ------- 18 3.2.3 Fuel Oil. Dust emissions from burning residual fuel oil average 56 about 55,000 Lig/m3 or approximately 2 g/lb of oil fired. The concentration of manganese dioxide in the particulate is approximately 400 l-ig/g. This would result in an emission of 800 |J.g of manganese dioxide per pound of fuel oil burned. A boiler burning 1,000 pounds of oil per hour would be discharging 0.8 g of manganese dioxide into the air per hour. 3.3 Product Sources Approximately 150,000 tons of manganese ore are used by 45 the chemical industry annually and in the production of dry- cell batteries. 3.3.1 Dry-Cell Batteries The manufacturing of dry-cell batteries probably does not constitute an air pollution hazard, although approximately 30,000 tons of high-grade manganese ore are used annually in 45 this industry. However, the disposal of old dry-cell batteries by incineration could possibly be a source of manganese air pollution. 3.3.2 Chemicals Fuel additives represent important manganese chemical 10,11,29,46 products associated with air pollution. These additives fall into two classes, antiknock compounds and smoke inhibitors. Both classes of organic manganese compounds have ------- 19 been patented and tested by the Ethyl Corporation. The most successful antiknock compound is methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl, which is mixed with tetraethyl lead to increase the octane rating of gasoline. A typical mixture is given in Table 11 in the Appendix. More than 2 ml of this mixture per gallon of gasoline (approximately 36,000 (jg/gal of manganese) is recommended. The quantity of this mixture actually used has not been disclosed. However, a large proportion of the manganese chloride produced in the United 58 States goes into the manufacture of these chemicals. Chemical fertilizers containing manganese ethylene-bis- dithidcarbamate (maneb) are another possible source of manganese air pollution. Approximately 10,000 tons of 58 manganese are used as fertilizers annually. 3.3.3 Other Sources Numerous studies (see list of other references) concern the use of manganese for the control of sulfur dioxide, mercaptans, and sulfides. This use is primarily in wet scrubbers and probably does not constitute a large source of pollution. About 10,000 tons of manganese (20,000 to 25,000 tons of manganese dioxide) are used annually in welding rods and 58 fluxes for iron and steel. This causes some local pollution in welding shops, but no information was found regarding urban air pollution from this source. ------- 20 Permanganates are used in a wide variety of applications, such as in air pollution control for sulfides and mercaptans, 58 odor control in barnyards, and in water treatment. However, the largest quantity is used by the chemical industry. Permanganates also have some applications as bactericides, fungicides, and astringents in greenhouses, fisheries, etc. Manganese dioxide is used in safety matches and strikers 58 as well as in fireworks and signal flares. 3.4 Environmental Air Concentrations Air quality data obtained from the National Air Sampling 2,4,6,7 Network are shown in Table 12 in the Appendix. These data show that during 1964 the manganese concentration for the cities studied ranged up to 10 ^ig/m3 , the average being 0.10 p.g/m3 . The highest values, up to 10 |ag/m3, have been recorded in Charleston, W. Va. ------- 21 4. ABATEMENT The emission of manganese particulates will be controlled at the same time as the particulates from the steel furnaces and incinerators. No special equipment is required to remove manganese. However, the ferromanganese furnace presents special problems. ' Control of manganese from steel furnaces is accomplished by various types of collectors, including electrostatic precipitators, high-efficiency wet scrubbers, and fabric 13 21 filters. ' Four physical factors make the dust collection economically difficult: the small particle size (as low as 0.03 M.) , the large volume of gas, the high gas temperature, and the low value of the recovered material. Control of emissions from a ferromanganese blast furnace is more difficult than from other furnaces because the waste gas temperature is hotter and the dust is finer. Electrostatic precipitators have been successful in removing approximately 80 to 90 percent of the dust. No economical way of using the collected dust has been developed. Control of emissions from burning fuels containing antiknock and smoke-inhibiting additives may require special systems. The hazards of these organic manganese additives are 52 to be studied as required by the Clean Air Act. ------- 22 5. ECONOMICS No information has been found on the economic losses due to manganese air pollution, or on the costs of its abatement. Data on the production and consumption of manganese are presented in Section 3. ------- 23 6. METHODS OF ANALYSIS 6.1 Sampling Methods Dusts and fumes of manganese compounds may be collected by any methods suitable for collection of other dusts and fumes; the impinger, electrostatic precipitator, and filters are 3,27 commonly used. 6.2 Quantitative Methods Many methods of analysis have been used for the determination of manganese. In several methods, such as atomic absorption, emission spectrography, and neutron activation, the chemical species does not matter. The essential requirement is a representative sample in the activation site. With atomic absorption, all of the manganese 32,34,37.40,67 analyzed must be in solution or suspension. With chemical methods, care must be taken to insure that the manganese is not only in solution, but also in a single oxidation state. The most common method of determining manganese in air samples is a colorimetric method. In this procedure, the manganese is oxidized to permanganate by periodate ions. The color of the permanganate ion is very intense and follows Beer's law over a large range. A 0.5-ft3 sample collected in a midget impinger is sufficient to determine manganese at a 40 5,000 |-ig/m concentration. The following sensitivities are listed for the different analytical methods: ------- 24 Method Sensitivity (iig/g) Colorimetric permanganate method 0.1 Emission spectrographya' 10-1,000 Neutron activation3' 0.001-1 Atomic absorption3' 0.01-20 Flame photometry ' 0.1-500 The emission spectrographic method is used to analyze samples collected by the National Air Sampling Network. Working standards are made by diluting a solution containing 20 p.g/0.05ml by 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, ... 1/1024. The minimum concentration detectable by the emission spectrograph is 0.011 for urban air and 0.0060 for nonurban air. The difference in sensitivity is due to different extraction methods used in preparing the sample for emission spectrography.3'8 Sensitivity depends on interfering elements. •'-'These sensitivities were not determined on air samples. ------- 25 7. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS Inhalation of manganese oxides may cause chronic manganese poisoning or manganic pneumonia. Chronic manganese poisoning is a disease affecting the central nervous system, resulting in total or partial disability if corrective action is not taken. Some people are more susceptible to manganese poisoning than others. Manganic pneumonia is a croupous pneumonia often resulting in death. The effect of long exposure to low concentrations of manganese compounds has not been determined. Manganese compounds are known to catalyze the oxidation of other pollutants, such as sulfur dioxide, to more undesirable pollutants—sulfur trioxide, for example. Manganese compounds may also soil materials. The most likely sources of manganese air pollution are the iron and steel industries producing ferromanganese. Two studies, one in Norway and one in Italy, have shown that the emissions from ferromanganese plants can significantly affect the health of the population of a community. Other possible sources of manganese air pollution are manganese fuel additives, emissions from welding rods, and incineration of manganese- containing products, particularly dry-cell batteries. Manganese may be controlled along with the particulates from these sources. 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G., Smoke Elimination in Gas Turbines Burning Distillate Oil, Presented at the ASME-IEEE Joint Power Generation Conference, Detroit, Mich. (Sept. 24-28, 1967). ------- APPENDIX ------- APPENDIX TABLE 1 PROPERTIES, TOXICITY, AND USES OF SOME MANGANESE COMPOUNDS 43 Compound. Properties Toxicity Uses Manganese acetate Mn(C2H302)2-4H20 Pale red, transparent crystals. Decomposes at 1.59°C As mordant in dyeing, in manu- facture of bister, as d.rier for paints and varnishes Manganese arsenate MnHAsQ4 Reddish-white powder Poison Manganese borate MnB4O7-8H2O Brownish-white powder. Insoluble in water or alcohol In drying varnishes and oils, as d.rier for linseed oil; in leather industry Manganese bromide -4H2O Rose-red mp 64°C Manganese carbonate MnCOo White powder, Insoluble in water or alcohol In pigment"manganese white," as drier for varnishes, in feeds. Med . use: formerly as hematine Manganese chloride Reddish. mp 58°C Occurs by inhalation of the dust or fumes. Symp- toms: languor, sleepiness, weakness, emotional dis- turbances, spastic gait, paralysis. Picture resem- bles Parkinsonism LD s.c. in mice: 210 mg/kg In dyeing (manganese bister), d.isinfecting, purifying natural gas; as linseed oil drier; in electric batteries (continued) ------- APPENDIX TABLE 1 PROPERTIES, TOXICITY, AND USES OF SOME MANGANESE COMPOUNDS (Continued) Compound Properties Toxicity Uses Manganese difluoride MnF;, Pink quadratic prisms. mp 856°C Manganese dioxid.e Mn00 Insoluble in water See Manganese chlorid.e LD i.v. in rabbits: 45 mg/kg This mineral is the source of manganese and all its com- pound.s. Largely used, in manu- facture of manganese steel; as oxid.izer; in alkaline batteries (d.ry cells); for making amethyst glass, decolorizing glass, painting on porcelain. The precipitate is used in electrotechnics, pigments, browning gun barrels; as d.rier for paints and. varnishes; in printing and, dyeing textiles Manganese diselenite Mn(SeO3)2 Orange-yellow crystalline powder. De- composed, by heat Manganese hypo-phosphite )2-H2O Pink. When heated evolves spontaneously flammable phosphine Med.. use: formerly as hematinic Manganese iodid.e MnI2-4H2O Rose-red crys- tals. Very soluble in water co ------- TABLE 1 PROPERTIES, TOXICITY, AND USES OF SOME MANGANESE COMPOUNDS (Continued) Compound Properties Toxicity Uses Manganese nitrate Mn(N03)2-4H20 Pink. mp 25.8°C Manganese oleate Brown. Insoluble in water As drier for varnish Manganese oxalate MnC0O -2H00 24 2 White crystal- line powder. Decomposes at 150°C Manganese oxide Mri O. 3 4 Brownish-black powder. Decom- poses at 4.7 C Manganese phosphate, diabasic MnHP04'3H2O Pink powder Manganese pyrophosphate MnP9O7-3H9O ^ / £* White powder. Insoluble in water Manganese selenate MnSeO4«2H2O Manganese selenide MnSe Gray-black cubic crystals CO (continued) ------- APPENDIX TABLE 1 PROPERTIES, TOXICITY, AND USES OF SOME MANGANESE COMPOUNDS (Continued) Compound, Properties Toxicity Uses Manganese selenite MnSeO3'2H2O Monoclinic crys- tals. Decomposes in air Manganese sesquioxide Black fine pow- d.er. Insoluble in water Manganese silicate Red crystals or yellowish-red. powder. Insolu- ble in water As color for special glass; for producing red glaze on pottery Manganese sulfate MnSO -HO Pale red. Loses all water at 400-450°C In dyeing; for red glaze on porcelain, boiling oils for varnishes; in fertilizers for vines, tobacco; in feeds Manganese sulfide MnS Pink, green, or brown powder. Practically in- soluble in water See Manganese chlorid.e Manganese sulfite MnSO_ Red.d.ish-white crystalline powd.er (continued ) (jO oo ------- APPENDIX TABLE 1 PROPERTIES, TOXICITY, AND USES OF SOME MANGANESE COMPOUNDS (Continued) Compound. Properties Toxicity Uses Manganese trifluoride Red crystalline mass. Decomposes at 3.54°C. Stable to 600°C Methyl- cyclopenta- dienyl manganese Used to reduce smoke in gas turbine engines, antiknock add.itive for gasoline tricarbonyl CH C H Mn(CO) 354 3 46 Potassium permanganate KMnO Decomposes at 240°C Dilute solutions are mildly irritating and. high concentrations are caustic Bleaching resins, waxes, fats, oils, straw, cotton, silk, and. other fibers; dyeing wood brown; printing fabrics; washing CO in manufacture of mineral waters; photography; tanning leathers; reagent in analytical and organic chem- istry; purifying water. Med. use: topical astringent, antiseptic LO ------- APPENDIX TABLE 1 PROPERTIES, TOXICITY, AND USES OF SOME MANGANESE COMPOUNDS (Continued) Compound Properties Toxicitv Uses Manganese cyclopenta- dienyl- tricarbonyl (MCT)10'4i CH_Mn(COK 5 b •J Bright yellow crystalline pow- der. Sublimes at 75-77°C MCT is toxic in low con- centrations and has marked cumulative properties. A concentration of MCT vapor of the order of hundred thousands of M.g/m3 of air is lethal on a one-time exposure. 10,000 |-ig/m3 caused severe and. lethal poisoning when adminis- tered repeatedly. MCT concentrations of 1,-000 l~ig/m affected the nervous system and gave rise to early histological changes in the respiratory tract. The new antiknock compound acts as a mild irritant at the site of application but does not penetrate the skin when in oil and gaso- line solution. The toxi- city of MCT is enhanced by the solvent tetrahydro- furan used in its manu- facture. MCT solutions in this solvent penetrate the intact skin and give rise to poisoning Antiknock compound for in- ternal combustion engines ------- APPENDIX 41 TABLE 226 PREVALENCE OF MANGANISM IN MINERS WORKING IN MANGANESE MINES Location of Mines Germany (Upper Schleswig) Spain Egypt Morocco Germany Chile U.S.S.R. Morocco Rumania Year of Survey or Publication of Studies 1879 1935 1936 1936 1936 1943 1946 1949 1949-50 No. of Miners Examined 65 44 257 576 No. of Miners with Manqanism 40-50 2 26 26 12 64 0 28 10 Per- icent 3 10.9 Ob ser vat ion s These mines contain zinc and manganese deposits. A diagnosis of manganism has recently been assigned to the case which Schlokow considered to be one of zinc intoxication Baader has confirmed the cases of manganism detected by the Egyptian authors; and during the same voyage in Africa, he has detected a few cases of manganism in miners working in the man- ganese mines of Morocco The group of subjects ex- amined consisted of miners who had worked in the mine for more than 10 years. These authors have also described the presence of manganoconiosis and man- ganic pneumonia in the pathology of miners. This group also included 11 probable cases Examination of these miners was repeated in 1953 and 1956 (continued) ------- APPENDIX 42 TABLE 2 (Continued) PREVALENCE OF MANGANISM IN MINERS WORKING IN MANGANESE MINES location of Mines Cuba U.S.S.R. Italy (Tuscany) Mexico U.S.S.R. U.S.S.R. Chile Year of Survey or Publication of Studies 1952 1953 1954 1954 1955-56 1956 1957 No. of Miners Examined 151 972 170 83 No. of Miners with Manqanism 120 0 0 12 39 39 15 Per- cent 7.94 4.01 Observations Examination of these miners was repeated in 1956 The authors explain the absence of manganism by the marked infiltration of water into the mining depo sits Another case was diagnosed by the same author in a drill operator who worked in another mine 75% of the miners examined have worked in the mine for more than 10 years. These 39 miners exhibited dis- orders of the central ner- vous system which ranged from the a stheno vegetative syndrome to the extrapyra- midal syndrome. 40 other miners displayed disorders of the peripheral nervous system. These authors have also described the presence of mangano- coniosis and manganic pneu- monia in the pathology of these miners The groups of subjects ex- amined consist of miners who had a high degree of toxic exposure and of those who exhibited clinical dis- orders for which manganism was suspected (continued) ------- 43 APPENDIX TABLE 2 (Continued) PREVALENCE OF MANGANISM IN MINERS WORKING IN MANGANESE MINES Location of Mines Morocco Morocco Ruman ia Japan Year of Survey or Publication of Studies 1958 1958 1958 1950-59 No. of Miners Examined 223 145 827 237 No. of Miners with Manqanism 9 59 Per- cent 6.2 7.13 Observations 158 cases of manganism were found among the drill operators These authors have also described the presence of mangano con io s i s 30% of the examined miners suffered from shaking of the body and of the extrem- ities, micrography, dis- orders of walking or of the coordination of movements, and especially from sub- jective disorders. During the period of examination (1950-59), the authors noted the gradual worsen- ing of the clinical pic- tures ------- APPENDIX 44 TABLE 3 PNEUMONIA RATE IN MANGANESE WORKERS (Rate/1000 Males) 64,30 Year 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 £L A 1957-5964 196230 Manganese Manganese Plant Mine 63 50 15 30 24 20 0 26 10 30 26-33 8008 Boots20 Health Iron Coal Insurance Mine Mine Society 0.52 0.47 0.91 0.59 0.89 1.2 1.0 0.02 0 0.8-3.6 51 England and Wales 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.9 ------- TABLE 4 . REPORTED PREVALENCE OF CROUPOUS PNEUMONIA AMONG MANGANESE WORKERS Location of Exposure Manganite mill Norwegian town near f erromanganese plant Mn mine Mn mine Mn ore shippers Mn mines Other mines All industries Mn mines Mn mines Mn mines Dry-cell factory Manganite processing plant Dry-cell factory Mn mines Coal mines Forest Year of Study 1913 1923 1923 1930 1931 1932 1932 1932 1932 1935 1936 1937 1939 1957-59 1957-59 1957-59 No. of Percentage of No. of Workers with Workers with Workers Croupous Croupous Exposure Exposed Pneumonia Pneumonia Time 10 5 50 27 mo 32.3 8.2 2 70 37 53 13 yr 442 268 61 11.3 3.8 Most frequent cause of death 64 6 9.4 44 23 52 1 * 5 104 14 (11*) 13.5 2.3-3.3 0.08-0.36 0.78-2.4 £ Workers died of pneumonia. ------- APPENDIX TABLE 5 U.S. CONSUMPTION OF MANGANESE ORE AND MANGANESE ALLOYS45 (Short Tons) Type of Consumption 1958 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 MANGANESE OREa Domestic 45,264 29,080 20,004 24,670 7,135 19,887 24,344 46,159 Foreign 1,452,310 1,917,309 1,697,801 1,840,602 1,834,590 2,221,869 2,848,376 2,323,134 Totalb 1,497,574 1,946,389 1,717,805 1,865,272 1,841,725 2,241,756 2,872,720 2,369,293 For production of: Alloys and metal 1,414,613 1,846,572 1,586,965 1,737,694 1,683,450 2,092,445 2,704,357 2,163,968 Pig iron 5,041 5,805 9,961 14,832 34,830 18,706 27,772 42,941 Chemicals 50,643 65,920 91,470 78,116 94,715 99,670 105,580 128,145 Dry cells 26,604 27,215 28,301 33,625 27,870 30,114 33,865 34,200 FERROMANGANESE Steel ingots 674,495 755,864 778,003 766,673 852,285 967,550 1,040,502 1,048,429 More than 35% Mn. Includes more than those listed below. ------- 47 APPENDIX TABLE 6 MANGANESE ORE RESOURCES OF THE U.S. Millions of Location Short Tons Butte, Mont. Phillipsburg, Mont. RESERVES 5.0 .8 Mn, Avq % 14 22.5 POTENTIAL ORE Aroo stock County, Maine Cuyuna Range, Minn. Chamberlain, S. Dak. Artillery Peak, Ariz. Leadville, Colo. Three Kids, Nev. Pioche, Nev. 313.6 504.0 77.3 174.7 4.0 5.0 4.0 9 5 15.5 4 15 10 10 ------- AJr'i'JKJMlJJ.^X. TABLE 7 U.S. CAPACITY FOR STEEL PRODUCTION, JAN. 1, I96053 State Ohio Pennsylvania Illinois Michigan Texas Alabama California Kentucky Missouri Washington Georgia New York Maryland Oregon Oklahoma West Virginia Indiana Connecticut Arizona Florida Mississippi Virginia Tennessee New Jersey Colorado Minnesota Massachusetts Utah Rhode Island Delaware Total Electric Furnace No. of Plants/ Furnaces 8/36 31/105 8/28 4/20 5/12 4/8 3/8 2/5 1/2 3/6 1/2 6/28 2/11 1/3 1/1 1/1 2/7 1/2 1/2 1/1 1/1 2/4 1/2 1/6 91/301 Annual Capacity (net tons) 3,078,600 2,888,780 2,400,400 1,178,600 699,080 670,020 628,000 466,190 420,000 401,000 325,000 225,010 180,960 150,000 140,000 117,000 101,500 84,000 60,000 51,000 45,000 40,000 38,000 7,800 14,395,940 Blast Furnace No. of Plants/ Furnaces 22/52 23/76 6/22 3/9 2/2 7/22 1/4 1/3 6/17 1/10 2/5 3/23 1/2 2/3 1/4 2/3 1/1 2/5 86/263 Annual Capacity (net tons) 18,734,500 26,381,750 7,955,200 5,290,250 925,000 5,817,440 1,997,800 1,058,000 5,947,000 5,480,000 2,646,000 10,324,350 128,000 217,740 922,400 696,000 195,000 1,804,200 96,520,630* Open-Hearth Furnace No. of Plants/ Furnaces 17/169 30/283 6/62 2/27 2/13 3/31 6/30 2/15 1/4 3/47 1/35 1/14 4/120 1/9 1/17 1/9 1/10 1/4 1/7 84/906 Annual Capacity (net tons) 22,688,280 34,944,350- 9,842,000 5,420,000 1,825,000 4,786,000 2,727,500 1,363,000 420,000 7,195,000 7,864,000 3,300,000 18,339,000 235,000 1,800,000 973,000 2,300,000 93,000 506,500 126,621,630 Basic Oxygen Steel Furnace No. of Plants/ Furnaces 1/2 1/2 1/5 1/3 4/12 Annual Capacity (net tons! 880,000 452,000 1,385,400 1,440,000 4,157,400 *Includes 877,500 tons ferroalloys capacity. 00 ------- 49 APPENDIX TABLE 8 PRODUCERS OF FERROALLOYS IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1966 45 Producer Plant Location Product* Type of Furnace The Anaconda Company Bethlehem Steel Co. Chromium Mining and Smelting Corp. Interlake Steel Corp. E. J. Lavino & Co. Manganese Chemicals Corp. The New Jersey Zinc Co. Ohio Ferro-Alloys Corp. Pittsburgh Metallurgical Company Tenn-Tex Alloy & Chemical Corp. Union Carbide Corp., Mining & Metals Div. United States Steel Corp. Vanadium Corp. of America Anaconda, Fla. John stown, Pa. Woodstock, Tenn. Beverly, Ohio Sheridan, Pa. Reusens, Va. Kingwood, W. Va. Palmerton, Pa. Philo, Ohio Niagara Falls/ N. Y, Houston, Tex. Alloy, W. Va. Marietta, Ohio Ashtabula, Ohio Sheffield, Ala. Portland, Oreg. Rockwood, Tenn. Birmingham, Ala, Clairton, Pa. Duquesne, Pa. Graham, W. Va» FeMn FeMn FeMn, SiMn SiMn FeMn FeMn FeMn Spin FeMn, S iMn SiMn FeMn, SiMn FeMn, SiMn FeMn, SiMn FeMn, SiMn FeMn FeMn, SiMn FeMn, S iMn FeMn FeMn FeMn FeMn Electric Blast Electric Electric Blast Blast Electric Electric Electric Electric Electric Electric Electric Electric Electric Electric Electric Blast Blast Blast Electric *FeMn, ferromanganese; Spin, spiegeleisen; SiMn, silicomanganese. ------- TABLE 9 MANGANESE EMISSIONS FROM METALLURGICAL FURNACES 55 Furnace Ferromanganese blast furnace Open-hearth furnace Electric-arc steel furnace* Basic oxygen furnace Manganese in Particulate I Per cent) 15-25 0.6 (MnO) 4 (MnO) 4.4 (Mn304) Dust Emission Rate pounds dust/ton ore No Control Control 360 9.3 11 20-40 60 Io7 1.2 0.2-0.4 Manganese Emission Rate pounds/ton ore No Control 54-90 0.056 0.44 0.88-1.76 Control 9-15 0.01 0.044 0.0088-0.0176 *These emissions are based on the production of steel. ferromanganese, the manganese concentration may be higher. When electric-arc furnaces produce U1 o ------- 51 APPENDIX TABLE 10 MANGANESE EMISSIONS FROM COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS Type of Boiler a Vertical c Corner Front-wall13 Spreader- stoker0 r_ Cyclone-fired unit0 Horizontally opposed0 UCT, Before Fly-ash Collection 1,700 970 3,900 1,400 1,300 2,400 /ma After Fly-ash Collection 60 100 370 300 280 170 aFly-ash collector is cyclone-type separator followed by an electrostatic precipitator. Fly-ash collector is an electrostatic precipitator. °Fly-ash collector is a cyclone-type separator. ------- 52 APPENDIX TABLE 11 "ETHYL" ANTIKNOCK COMPOUND-TEL MOTOR 33 MIX58 Compound Weight % Tetraethyllead 57.5 Methyl cyclopentadienylmanganese tricarbonyl 7.0 Ethylene dibromide 16.7 Ethylene dichloride 17.6 Other (dye, inerts) 1.2 ------- APPENDIX 53 TABLE 12 CONCENTRATION OF MANGANESE IN THE AIR2'4'6'7 Location Alabama Birmingham Arizona Phoenix California Los Angeles San Francisco Colorado Denver District of Columbia Washington Georgia Atlanta Idaho Boise Illinois Chicago Cicero East St. Louis Indiana East Chicago Indianapolis Iowa Des Moines Louisiana New Orleans Maryland Baltimore — _ — 1954-59 Max 1.86 .03 .20 .16 .30 .60 .20 1.20 .10 ,33 Avq .27 .05 .05 .09 .14 .06 .16 .01 .09 •^-.^^— — 1960 Max .72 .11 .09 .15 Avg .26 .05 .03 .07 1961 Max .11 .32 .35 .52 Avg .04 .13 .10 .14 1962 Max .21 .19 .07 .16 .14 .08 .34 .27 .18 .06 .72 Avg .09 .07 .02 .08 .05 .03 .10 .07 .05 .02 .10 1963 Max .08 .05 .45 .08 .36 .24 .25 Avg .03 .01 .08 .03 .08 .08 .09 1964 . Max 1.60 .25 .09 .06 .05 .17 1.00 .06 .49 Avg! .3< .0* i .0' 1 .0: .0: .0' .28 -02 .10 (continued ) ------- APPENDIX 54 TABLE 12 (Continued) CONCENTRATION OF MANGANESE IN THE AIR2'4'6'7 Location Massachusetts Boston Michigan Detroit Missouri St. Louis Montana Helena Nevada Las Vegas New Jersey Newark New York Buffalo New York North Carolina Charlotte Ohio Cincinnati Cleveland Pennsylvania All en town Philadelphia Pittsburgh Scranton Tennessee Chattanooga Texas El Paso 1954-59 Max .03 2.64 .30 .31 9.29 3.86 .70 3.00 Avg .69 .05 .06 .27 .05 .16 .32 1960 Max 1.80 1.50 Avg .37 .27 1961 Max .35 .48 .16 2.40 1.20 9.98 . 36 Avq .07 .05 .06 .39 .33 .70 .13 .59 1962 Max .45 .42 .39 .14 .75 .13 2.30 1.70 1.30 1.20 .21 .55 Avq .10 .10 .07 .05 .17 .05 .43 .31 .25 .26 .10 1963 Max .42 .13 .12 .12 1.30 .96 3.70 1.40 Avq .12 -05 .04 .04 .16 .24 .62 .27 1 964 Max -05 .74 .22 -07 .17 .09 .07 .31 2.00 1.00 1.90 .82 .37 1.10 Avq .0 .2 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .4 .1 .4 .2 .1 .1. (continued ------- APPENDIX 55 TABT.S 12 (Continued) CONCENTRATION OF MANGANESE IN THE AIR 2 ' 4 .. 5 , 7 Location Washington Seattle Tacoma West Virginia Charleston Wisconsin Milwaukee Wyoming Cheyenne 1 9^4-59 Max .24 1.20 .25 Avq .07 .32 .05 I960 Max • Avg 1961 Max 9.98 Avg 1.85 1962 Max .29 .12 Avg .05 .04 1963 Max .09 Avg .03 1964 Max .07 9.98 .47 .02 Avc .0 1.3. .1 ------- |