(Inorganic)
The colour related aesthetic objective for manganese in drinking water is 0.05 mg/L. Like iron, manganese is objectionable in water supplies because it stains laundry and fixtures black, and at excessive concentrations causes undesirable tastes in beverages. Manganese is present in some ground waters because of chemically reducing underground conditions coupled with presence of manganese mineral deposits. Manganese is also occasionally present, seasonally, in surface waters when anaerobic decay processes in sediments is occurring.