Pathfinder:

Elements Necessary for Life

Prepared by Janet Rowland with Mrs. Beth Smith

Media Center Web Page: http://www.bbhcsd.org/high/media/bbhhs.resources.html

(click on assignments- Elements Necessary for Life)

Look at the list of links below and check them out as you begin your search for your element. After using the links below, try your search in www.google.com or your favorite search engine. Use the search terms: “iodine and health” “minerals and health” “uses of zinc” etc.

General Information Web Sites:

INFOhio Database: Access Science (obtain passwords from the media center)

Marshall Sittig, Duarte Mota de Freitas, "Sodium", in AccessScience@McGraw-Hill, http://www.accessscience.com (every element has several excellent articles in this database - this is one example)

Discovery Health.Com (do a search on your element "copper and health" - there is much good information!

Principal Health News (search for articles on your element)

http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section1/chapter4/4a.htm Merck Manual chapter on minerals links to several minerals - very good information here!

http://www.nzhealth.net.nz/minerals/function.html links to various minerals needed by humans

http://www.chemicalelements.com (pick your element find basic facts)

http://www.webelements.com (pick your element from the periodic table find basic info.)

http://www.chemsoc.org/viselements/ (all elements good info)

*http://www.acu-cell.com (good nutritional info on all elements especially the difficult to find ones)

*http://www.principalhealthnews.com/topic/vitamins (links to several minerals)

*http://www.mii.org/periodic/MIIperiodicChart.html (click on the element you are research and scroll down the page for the role in human health part - all minerals are included)

*http://www.herbshop.com/minguide.htm (guide to minerals as health supplements many included)

*http://www.tjclarkinc.com/minerals/minerals.htm (Many minerals included here click on the link to yours)

Specific Site Links:

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts11.html (facts on fluorine)

http://www.saltinstitute.org/28.html (sodium)

http://www.globalhealthandfitness.com/sodium.htm (sodium)

http://health.discovery.com/diseasesandcond/encyclopedia/1938.html (sodium)

http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/cc/magn.html (magnesium)

http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/supplements/magn.html (magnesium)

http://www.naturalways.com/calciumResearch.htm (calcium)

http://www.principalhealthnews.com/topic/topic13943 (calcium)

http://www.principalhealthnews.com/topic/calcium (calcium)

http://www.bismuth.be/ (bismuth) click on overview for medical use

http://www.azom.com/details.asp?ArticleID=590 (bismuth)

http://www.lenntech.com/Periodic-chart-elements/Bi-en.htm (bismuth - health effects)

http://health.discovery.com/diseasesandcond/encyclopedia/1929.html (phosphorus)

http://www.principalhealthnews.com/article/bcrefcap/116028 (phosphorus)

http://health.discovery.com/diseasesandcond/encyclopedia/1930.html (potassium)

http://www.cla.sc.edu/geog/hrl/sctrap/toxfaqs/chromium.htm (chromium)

http://www.principalhealthnews.com/topic/topic13944 (chromium)

http://www.nutrition.org.uk/publications/briefingpapers/selenium.htm (selenium)

http://www.go-symmetry.com/info/selenium.htm (selenium)

http://www.principalhealthnews.com/topic/topic13947 (selenium)

http://www.iza.com/zwo_org/zwo00-index.htm (zinc)

http://www.principalhealthnews.com/topic/topic13952 (zinc)

http://www.principalhealthnews.com/topic/topic100587830 (manganese)

http://bcbsnj.myhealthyhorizon.com/topic/topic100587830 (manganese)

http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/elements/42.html (molybdenum)

http://www.principalhealthnews.com/topic/topic100587812 (iodine)

http://www.who.int/nut/idd.htm (iodine)

http://c3.org/ (chlorine)

http://www.eurochlor.org/ (chlorine)

http://www.chlorine.org.uk/moreabout.htm (chlorine)

http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/elements/sulfur/sulfur.htm (sulfur)

http://www.healthy.net/asp/templates/article.asp?PageType=article&ID=2066 (sulfur)

http://www.chem.leeds.ac.uk/boronweb/ (boron)

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts26.html (boron)

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts58.html (vanadium)

http://www.principalhealthnews.com/topic/topic100587885 (vanadium)

http://bcbsnj.myhealthyhorizon.com/topic/topic100587885 (vanadium)

http://health.discovery.com/encyclopedias/1886.html (copper)

http://www.principalhealthnews.com/topic/topic100587765 (copper)

http://www.outlands.co.nz/ironfor.htm (iron)

http://www.principalhealthnews.com/topic/topic13946 (iron)

http://www.nps.ars.usda.gov/publications/publications.htm?SEQ_NO_115=133320 Nickel and health

http://www.mii.org/periodic/Ni.htm (nickel)

http://www.tjclarkinc.com/minerals/nickel.htm nickel

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg351.pdf (hazards of nickel on health)

http://www.tjclarkinc.com/minerals/germanium.htm germanium (very brief info)

http://www.germaniumorganic.com/ (germanium)

http://www.karlloren.com/ogc/index.html (germanium-read carefully - bias here)

http://www.tjclarkinc.com/minerals/boron.htm (boron)

http://www.sare.org/htdocs/hypermail/html-home/8-html/0278.html (cobalt)

http://www.foodstandards.gov.uk/multimedia/pdfs/evm0007p.pdf (cobalt)

http://www.mentalhealth.com/drug/p30-l02.html (use of lithium in mental disorders)

http://www.nami.org/helpline/lithium.htm (lithium)

http://64.177.90.157/science/html/strontium.html (strontium)

http://www.epa.gov/radiation/radionuclides/strontium.htm (strontium)

http://www.du.edu/~jcalvert/phys/silicon.htm (silicon)

Books - Go to the Online Catalog click here Locate the titles listed below for more information.

Dunne, Lavone J. Nutrition Almanac (food sources of vitamins, minerals, nutrients etc)

Hall, James L. Brief Chemistry of the Elements with Qualitative Analysis

Heiserman, David L. Exploring chemical elements and their compounds 546 HEI

Knapp, Brian Elements 15 volumes (Grolier) 546 ELE

Newton, David The Chemical Elements 546 NEW

Video Tapes:

Chemistry. The Periodic Table and Periodicity (AV VIDEO 546.8 CHE)

Chemistry. Elements, Compounds, and mixtures (AV VIDEO 546.8 CHE)