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Trace elements

(i) It is no longer used in SSSA publications in reference to plant nutrition. (ii) In environmental applications it is those elements exclusive of the eight abundant rock-forming elements: oxygen, aluminum, silicon, iron, calcium, sodium, potassium, and magnesium.

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trace element
Chemistry; Analytical chemistry

An element in a sample that has an average concentration of less than 100 parts per million atoms or less than 100 micrograms per gram.

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Earth science; Soil science

(i) It is no longer used in SSSA publications in reference to plant nutrition. (ii) In environmental applications it is those elements exclusive of the eight abundant ...

trace element
Health care; Cancer treatment

An element found in very small amounts in a given substance. Organisms need certain trace elements to survive.

trace element
Chemistry; 

an element that appears in minerals in minute amounts, especially in the soil

trace elements
Agriculture; General agriculture

Elements occurring in minute quantities in nature.

trace elements
Fishing; Fish farming

These are chemicals that are needed in small amounts by the aquarium creatures to survive, like vitamins. They must be replenished with food, water changes, or specific additives.

swamp
Earth science; Soil science

Swamp is an area which is flooded or drenched with water and related to plunge or cause to sink.

semiarid
Earth science; Soil science

Fairly dry because of low rainfall. Semiarid regions, such as a prairie, usually have enough water for grasses and some bushes to grow.

talus
Earth science; Soil science

A sloping pile of small pieces of rock that is at the base of a cliff is called talus.

silt
Earth science; Soil science

Small grains or particles of broken down rock. Silt particles are smaller than grains of sand but larger than the particles in clay.

talc
Earth science; Soil science

A very soft, white or green mineral found in igneous and metamorphic rocks is called talc.

stone
Earth science; Soil science

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