A review on manganese sources, occurrences, negative impacts, and potential treatment using adsorption process

Abstract

Manganese is one of the most abundant heavy metals that has been detected in surface water lately. This has become an environmental concern as manganese pose negative impacts on the ecosystem and water supply. The current water treatment process faces challenges in the efficient treatment of manganese at a low cost. This paper reviews the sources, occurrences and negative impacts of manganese towards living organisms as well as the treatment using the adsorption process. The potential synthesizes of low cost and environmentally friendly agricultural waste adsorbent to remove manganese is elucidate in this paper. The outcomes have the potential to reduce manganese concentration in the surface water and minimize the cost of water treatment.