2013/01/01 by Christopher Exley · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · Nursing · #Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals #Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity #Trace Elements in Health
paper · pdf · doi:10.1039/c3em00374d
openalex publication_date 2013/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22
Human activities have circumvented the efficient geochemical cycling of aluminium within the lithosphere and therewith opened a door, which was previously only ajar, onto the biotic cycle to instigate and promote the accumulation of aluminium in biota and especially humans. Neither these relatively recent activities nor the entry of aluminium into the living cycle are showing any signs of abating and it is thus now imperative that we understand as fully as possible how humans are exposed to aluminium and the future consequences of a burgeoning exposure and body burden. The aluminium age is upon us and there is now an urgent need to understand how to live safely and effectively with aluminium.