Did you know that there is gold in human body?
“The human body is composed of many elements, including Gold in trace amounts. According the technical treatise, The Elements Third Edition, written by John Emsley and published by the Clarendon Press, Oxford in 1998, the average person’s body weighing 70 kilograms would contain a total mass of 0.2 milligrams of gold.” [source]
At approximately A$52 per gram [source, below], that’s a smidge over 1 cent worth.
A$ per gram; as at 11Feb2012; click on image for original (updated) source
So … what about silver, copper, other metals …
Silver: “The human body contains approximately .001% silver, and is normally obtained, along with all the other minerals required by the body, through the foods we consume.“; and that it has been proposed “that silver deficiency is responsible for the improper functioning of the immune system” [source]. Interesting.
Copper: “Copper is an essential element, an adult human need to ingest around 1.2 milligrammes of copper a day to help enzymes produce energy in cells. Excess copper is toxic …” [source]
On that note: “Good sources of dietary copper are liver and other organ meats, oysters, nuts, seeds, dark chocolate, and whole grains. Some copper is also present in potatoes, raisins, mushrooms, and chickpeas and other legumes. Drinking water supplied in copper pipes can contribute to copper intake.” [source]
It’s been a long time since I looked at the elemental table, but I’ve noticed that Copper (Cu), Silver (Ag) and Gold (Au) are all in the same column on the table. And Platinum (Pl) and Paladium (Pd) are just next to them. That’s interesting yes?
click on image for original source
Or am I just a nerd…
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