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more_legal_areas manganeseManganese, a component of more than 100 minerals, including sulfides, phosphates and carbonates, is one of the most commonly used metals in the workplace. Small amounts of manganese are essential for maintaining good health and proper development in several places in the body, including the liver, skeleton, pancreas and brain. However, excessive amounts of manganese are toxic, creating problems in the central nervous system. The condition of manganese toxicity often leads to manganism, or welder''s disease.
Symptoms of manganese toxicity usually occur in workers, such as welders and miners, who have been exposed to manganese for extended periods of time. Exposure to manganese can come through the air, in fumes from steel, iron and power plants; through water, where it can leak from waste disposal; through the soil, and through water plants. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), exposure to manganese for periods of six months to two years can result in manganism, manganese poisoning or toxicity that causes neurological disorders with symptoms similar to those associated with Parkinson''s disease.
People with manganese toxicity and manganism suffer from impaired motor skills and symptoms that include tremors, impaired hand-eye coordination, weakness or lethargy, clumsiness, awkward gait, difficulty with facial expressions and speech impairments. They also report psychological problems, respiratory difficulties, reduced white blood cell counts, sexual dysfunction, impotence and damage to fetal development in pregnant mothers.
Because of the connection with labor occupations such as welders, railroad workers, miners, steel workers and fertilizers, more men than women suffer from manganese toxicity. However, effects of manganese toxicity may not be felt until years after exposure occurs.
Manganese toxicity was first recognized in the mid-1800s, but only came to forefront of the American health community in the 1990s. Only minor steps have been made to reduce the amount of manganese in the workplace, and manganese toxicity sufferers may be able to join litigation against companies who fail to acknowledge the hazards of excessive manganese exposure. A consultation with an attorney with experience in cases of manganese toxicity can determine if a case exists.
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