Trace Elements in Abiotic and Biotic Environments

Aluminum [Al, 27]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans

Antimony [Sb, 51]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans

Arsenic [As, 33]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans
Animals

Barium [Ba, 56]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans

Beryllium [Be, 4]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans

Bismuth [Bi, 83]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans

Boron [B, 5]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans

Bromine [Br, 35]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans

Cadmium [Cd, 48]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans
Animals

Cesium [Cs, 55]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Cesium Isotopes
Humans

Chlorine [Cl, 17]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans

Chromium [Cr, 24]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans
Animals

Cobalt [Co, 27]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans
Animals

Copper [Cu, 29]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans
Animals

Fluorine [F, 9]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans

Gallium [Ga, 31]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans

Germanium [Ge, 32]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans

Gold [Au, 79]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans

Hafnium [Hf, 72]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans

Indium [In, 49]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans

Iodine [I, 53]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans
Animals

Iridium [Ir, 77]
Introduction
Environment
Humans

Iron [Fe, 26]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans
Animals

Lead [Pb, 82]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans
Animals

Lithium [Li, 3]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans

Manganese [Mn, 25]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans
Animals

Mercury [Hg, 80]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans
Animals

Molybdenum [Mo, 42]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans
Animals

Nickel [Ni, 28]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans
Animals

Niobium [Nb, 41]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans

Osmium [Os, 76]
Introduction
Environment
Humans

Palladium [Pd, 46]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans

Platinum [Pt, 78]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans

Polonium [Po, 84]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Plants
Humans

Radium [Ra, 88]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans

Radon [Rn, 88]
Introduction
Environment
Humans

Rhenium [Re, 75]
Introduction
Environment
Humans

Rhodium [Rh, 45]
Introduction
Environment
Humans

Rubidium [Rb, 37]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans

Ruthenium [Ru, 44]
Introduction
Environment
Radionuclides
Humans

Scandium [Sc, 21]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans

Selenium [Se, 34]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans
Animals

Silicon [Si, 14]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans

Silver [Ag, 47]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans

Strontium [Sr, 38]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Isotopes
Humans

Tantalum [Ta, 73]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans

Technetium [Tc, 43]
Introduction
Environment
Humans

Tellurium [Te, 52]
Introduction
Soils
Waters and Air
Plants
Humans

Thallium [Tl, 81]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans

Tin [Sn, 50]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans

Titanium [Ti, 22]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans

Tungsten [W, 74]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans
Animals

Vanadium [V, 23]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans

Yttrium [Y, 39]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans

Zinc [Zn, 30]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans
Animals

Zirconium [Zr, 40]
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans

Lanthanides
Introduction
Soils
Waters
Air
Plants
Humans
Animals

Actinides
Introduction
Thorium [Th, 90]
Uranium [U, 92]
Plutonium [Pu, 94]

References

Biography

Alina Kabata-Pendias is a professor emeritus at the Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation in Puławy, Poland. She earned her PhD in soil science from this institute. She also worked at the Polish Geological Institute in Warsaw. Dr. Kabata-Pendias’s research interest focuses on the fate of trace elements in the rock–soil–plant chain. She has published nearly 320 articles and is the author or coauthor of 11 books. Dr. Kabata-Pendias has been active in various national and international scientific committees and was awarded several medals, including the prestigious Philippe Duchaufour Medal, bestowed by the European Geosciences Union.

Barbara Szteke is a professor emeritus at the Institute of Agricultural and Food Biotechnology in Warsaw, Poland. She also served as head of the Department of Food Analysis at that institute. Dr. Szteke has also been the Polish representative for the Codex Alimentarius Commission FAO/WHO Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants. Dr. Szteke’s research areas focus on foodstuff contaminants coming from the environment, such as elements, pesticides, and mycotoxins. She is the author or coauthor of more than 200 scientific papers, books chapters, reports, and lectures.