Levels of Rare Earth Elements in Food and Human Dietary Exposure: A Review
Journal: Qeios
Year: 2024

Rare earth elements (REE) are a group made up of these 17 metals: Ce, Dy, Er, Eu, Gd, Ho, La, Lu, Nd, Pr, Pm, Sc, Sm, Tb, Tm, Y and Yb. In the current century, the applications of REE have significantly increased, being used as components in high technology devices of great importance industrial and economic. However, information on human exposure to REE, as well as the potential toxic effects of these elements is still limited. In general, for metals the dietary intake is the main route of expo