Recent advances in trace elements / edited by Katarzyna Chojnacka, Agnieszka Saeid.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Katarzyna Chojnacka -- Historical Aspects / Henryk Górecki, Katarzyna Chojnacka -- Modern Analytical Methods of Speciation and Determination of Trace Elements in Inorganic, Organic, and Biological Samples / Bogusław Buszewski, Wojciech Piekoszewski, Paweł Pomastowski, Katarzyna Rafińska, Mateusz Sugajski, Tomasz Kowalkowski -- Trace Elements in the Environment -- Law, Regulations, Monitoring and Biomonitoring Methods / Elżbieta Maćkiewicz, Aleksandra Pawlaczyk, Małgorzata Iwona Szynkowska -- Problems of Trace Elements in Water and Wastewater Treatment / Karol Pokomeda, Anna Dawiec-Liśniewska, Daria Podstawczyk, Macarena Rodriguez-Guerra Pedregal, Barbara Ortega Barcelo, Anna Witek-Krowiak -- Trace Elements in Agricultural and Industrial Wastes / Aneta Wiśniewska, Agnieszka Saeid, Katarzyna Chojnacka -- Trace Elements in Aquatic Environments / Piotr Konieczka, Bartłomiej Cieślik, Jacek Namieśnik -- Trace Metals in Soils / Philiswa N Nomngongo, Joseph M Matong, Tshimangandzo S Munonde -- The Role of Trace Elements in Living Organisms / Elżbieta Gumienna-Kontecka, Magdalena Rowińska-Żyrek, Marek Łuczkowski -- Fluorine and Silicon as Essential and Toxic Trace Elements / Izabela Michalak, Katarzyna Chojnacka -- Biological Functions of Cadmium, Nickel, Vanadium, and Tungsten / Agnieszka Dmytryk, Łukasz Tuhy, Mateusz Samoraj, Katarzyna Chojnacka -- Biosorption of Trace Elements / Inga Zinicovscaia -- Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification of Trace Elements in the Environment / Małgorzata Iwona Szynkowska, Aleksandra Pawlaczyk, Elżbieta Maćkiewicz -- Hydrometallurgy and Bio-crystallization of Metals by Microorganisms / Zygmunt Sadowski, Agnieszka Pawlowska -- Trace Elements as Fertilizer Micronutrients / Izabela Michalak, Agnieszka Saeid, Katarzyna Chojnacka, Mateusz Gramza -- Trace Elements in Animal Nutrition / Łukasz Tuhy, Agnieszka Dmytryk, Mateusz Samoraj, Katarzyna Chojnacka -- Trace Elements in Human Nutrition / Klaudia Konikowska, Anna Mandecka -- Trace Elements in Human Health / Renata Mozrzymas -- Spirulina as a Raw Material for Products Containing Trace Elements / Liliana Cepoi, Tatiana Chiriac, Ludmila Rudi, Svetlana Djur, Liliana Zosim, Valentina Bulimaga, Ludmila Batir, Daniela Elenciuc, Valery Rudic -- Dietary Food and Feed Supplements with Trace Elements / Athanasios C Pappas, Katarzyna Godlewska, Peter F Surai -- Biofortification of Food with Trace Elements / Mateusz Samoraj, Łukasz Tuhy, Agnieszka Dmytryk, Katarzyna Chojnacka -- Biomarkers of Trace Element Status / Katarzyna Chojnacka, Marcin Mikulewicz -- Human Exposure to Trace Elements from Dental Biomaterials / Marcin Mikulewicz, Katarzyna Chojnacka -- Industrial Use of Trace Elements and their Impact on the Workplace and the Environment / Piotr Rusek, Marzena Mikos-Szymańska -- Speciation of Trace Elements and its Importance in Environmental and Biomedical Sciences / Aleksandra Pawlaczyk, Elżbieta Maćkiewicz, Małgorzata Iwona Szynkowska -- Trace Elements -- A Threat or Benefit? / Katarzyna Chojnacka, Izabela Michalak, Agnieszka Saeid, Katarzyna Godlewska, Łukasz Tuhy, Mateusz Samoraj, Agnieszka Dmytryk, Aneta Wiśniewska.

Access restricted to subscribing institutions.

This reference provides the latest research into the presence, characterization and applications of trace elements and their role in humans, animals, and plants as well as their use in developing novel, functional feeds, foods and fertilizers. It takes an interdisciplinary approach to the subject, describing the biological and industrial applications of trace elements.