Perspectives on Bioinorganic Chemistry, Volume 4 (Perspectives on Bioinorganic Chemistry)
Contributors: R.W. Hay (Editor); J.R. Dilworth (Editor); K.B. Nolan (Editor)
Publisher: JAI Press
Published: November 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780762303526
Subjects: Biochemistry; Inorganic chemistry; Science/Mathematics; Bio-Inorganic Chemistry; Science; SCI013040; SCI; Chemistry - General; Science / Chemistry / General; Chemistry - Organic
First sentence: Lithium is a ubiquitous element in the environment: it occurs naturally in seawater at levels of the order of 10-7 g/g, it is relatively abundant in rocks and minerals at approximately 10-5 g/g, and it is naturally present in ultratrace amounts in plants and in animals, including humans, at less than 10-8 g/g [1].