Talk:Biological roles of the elements

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The citation for Arsenic's role in the human nervous system does not provide additional information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 100.18.48.14 (talk) 07:39, 21 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thorium

"thorium....Has no known biological role,[4] and moreover is extremely rare in the Earth's crust." --> This is extremely wrong. Thorium is more common than, e.g., lead, silver, gold, etc.Eudialytos (talk) 21:28, 15 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Parker, R.L., 1967. Data of Geochemistry, 6th ed. Chapter D. Composition of the Earth’s Crust. Geol. Surv. Prof. Pap. 440-D. US Government Printing Office, Washington, 23 pp. Eudialytos (talk) 17:41, 22 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]