Titanium

Type: Periodic Element
Periodic Element: (Ti)
RDA: None
Importance- To Body:
Does not play any natural role inside the human body
Distribution- In Body:
An estimated quantity of 0.8 milligrams of titanium is ingested by humans each day, but most passes through without being absorbed into tissues.
Excess Effects:
Non-toxic even in large doses.
Deficiency Effects:
None listed
Sources Food:
None listed
Sources Environmental/Geographic:
Titanium is the ninth-most abundant element in Earth’s crust (0.63% by mass) and the seventh-most abundant metal. It is present as oxides in most igneous rocks, in sediments derived from them, in living things, and natural bodies of water. Significant titanium-bearing ilmenite deposits exist in western Australia, Canada, China, India, Mozambique, New Zealand, Norway, Sierra Leone, South Africa, and Ukraine.
Titanium dioxide nanoparticles are widely used in electronics and the delivery of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.
Supplemental information:
Because titanium is biocompatible (non-toxic and not rejected by the body), it has many medical uses, including surgical implements and implants, such as hip balls and sockets (joint replacement) and dental implants that can stay in place for up to 20 years.[40] The titanium is often alloyed with about 4% aluminium or 6% Al and 4% vanadium.
The fungal species Marasmius oreades and Hypholoma capnoides can bioconvert titanium in titanium polluted soils.
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