Recent Advances in Trace Elements

About the Editors Katarzyna Chojnacka, Faculty of Chemistry at Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Poland. Agnieszka Saeid, Faculty of Chemistry at Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Poland.

• List of Contributors ix1 Introduction 1Katarzyna Chojnacka2 Historical Aspects 11Henryk Górecki and Katarzyna Chojnacka3 Modern Analytical Methods of Speciation and Determination of Trace Elements in Inorganic, Organic, and Biological Samples 33Bogusław Buszewski, Wojciech Piekoszewski, Paweł Pomastowski, Katarzyna Rafińska, Mateusz Sugajski, and Tomasz Kowalkowski4 Trace Elements in the Environment – Law, Regulations, Monitoring and Biomonitoring Methods 61Elżbieta Maćkiewicz, Aleksandra Pawlaczyk, and Małgorzata Iwona Szynkowska5 Problems of Trace Elements in Water and Wastewater Treatment 105Karol Pokomeda, Anna Dawiec‐Liśniewska, Daria Podstawczyk, Macarena Rodriguez‐Guerra Pedregal, Barbara Ortega Barcelo, and Anna Witek‐Krowiak6 Trace Elements in Agricultural and Industrial Wastes 121Aneta Wiśniewska, Agnieszka Saeid, and Katarzyna Chojnacka7 Trace Elements in Aquatic Environments 143Piotr Konieczka, Bartłomiej Cieślik, and Jacek Namieśnik8 Trace Metals in Soils: A Review of Methods for Monitoring Trace Metals in Soils 161Philiswa N. Nomngongo, Joseph M. Matong, and Tshimangandzo S. Munonde9 The Role of Trace Elements in Living Organisms 177Elżbieta Gumienna‐Kontecka, Magdalena Rowińska‐Żyrek, and Marek Łuczkowski10 Fluorine and Silicon as Essential and Toxic Trace Elements 207Izabela Michalak and Katarzyna Chojnacka11 Biological Functions of Cadmium, Nickel, Vanadium, and Tungsten 219Agnieszka Dmytryk, Łukasz Tuhy, Mateusz Samoraj, and Katarzyna Chojnacka12 Biosorption of Trace Elements 235Inga Zinicovscaia13 Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification of Trace Elements in the Environment 251Małgorzata Iwona Szynkowska, Aleksandra Pawlaczyk, and Elżbieta Maćkiewicz14 Hydrometallurgy and Bio‐crystallization of Metals by Microorganisms 277Zygmunt Sadowski and Agnieszka Pawlowska15 Trace Elements as Fertilizer Micronutrients 299Izabela Michalak, Agnieszka Saeid, Katarzyna Chojnacka, and Mateusz Gramza16 Trace Elements in Animal Nutrition 319Łukasz Tuhy, Agnieszka Dmytryk, Mateusz Samoraj, and Katarzyna Chojnacka17 Trace Elements in Human Nutrition 339Klaudia Konikowska and Anna Mandecka18 Trace Elements in Human Health 373Renata Mozrzymas19 Spirulina as a Raw Material for Products Containing Trace Elements 403Liliana Cepoi, Tatiana Chiriac, Ludmila Rudi, Svetlana Djur, Liliana Zosim, Valentina Bulimaga, Ludmila Batir, Daniela Elenciuc, and Valery Rudic20 Dietary Food and Feed Supplements with Trace Elements 421Athanasios C. Pappas, Katarzyna Godlewska, and Peter F. Surai21 Biofortification of Food with Trace Elements 443Mateusz Samoraj, Łukasz Tuhy, Agnieszka Dmytryk, and Katarzyna Chojnacka22 Biomarkers of Trace Element Status 457Katarzyna Chojnacka and Marcin Mikulewicz23 Human Exposure to Trace Elements from Dental Biomaterials 469Marcin Mikulewicz and Katarzyna Chojnacka24 Industrial Use of Trace Elements and their Impact on the Workplace and the Environment 481Piotr Rusek and Marzena Mikos‐Szymańska25 Speciation of Trace Elements and its Importance in Environmental and Biomedical Sciences 501Aleksandra Pawlaczyk, Elżbieta Maćkiewicz, and Małgorzata Iwona Szynkowska26 Trace Elements – A Threat or Benefit? 545Katarzyna Chojnacka, Izabela Michalak, Agnieszka Saeid, Katarzyna Godlewska, Łukasz Tuhy, Mateusz Samoraj, Agnieszka Dmytryk, and Aneta WiśniewskaIndex 569