The Trace Element Speciation in the Environmental, Food and Human Health Fields

Dear Colleagues,

In many circumstances, and for many trace elements, it is important to determine not only the concentration levels of trace elements in a particular system but also their distribution amongst defined chemical species (referred to as “speciation”).

The aim of this Special Issue is to review and present new data on this subject, with a focus on environmental, food and human health issues.

Works on metal–protein binding, trafficking and compartmentalization of trace elements, with their distribution at the subcellular level, are particularly welcome.

Other accepted topics include analytical methodologies and regulatory issues.

All submissions should involve research at the molecular level as well as well-founded and verified experiments.

Prof. Dr. Agostinho Almeida
Guest Editor

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