Trace element

A trace element is a chemical element whose concentration (or other measure of amount) is very low ( a "trace amount"). The exact definition depends on the field of science:

See also

References

  1. H. J. M. Bowen, Trace Elements in Biochemistry. Academic Press, 1966. (2nd edition, 1976.) See also List of micronutrients.
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