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MOLYBDENUM - TOXIC HEAVY METALS FACTSHEET
42
Mo
95.94
Number 42 on the “periodic table” of elements Image source: http://images-of-elements.com/molybdenum.php
SOURCES The amount of molybdenum in plant foods varies
significantly and is dependent upon the mineral content
of the soil. The best sources of this mineral are beans,
dark green leafy vegetables, and grains. Hard tap water
can also supply molybdenum to the diet.
Molybdenum dusts and molybdenum compounds, such as molybde-
num trioxide and water soluble molybdates, may have slight toxicities
if inhaled or ingested orally. Laboratory tests suggest, compared to
many heavy metals, that molybdenum is of relatively low toxicity.
TOXICITY Symptoms of excessive molybdenum include:
SYMPTOMS * joint pain,
* side, lower back, or stomach pain,
* swelling of feet or lower legs
Toxicity Limits
The estimated range of organic molybdenum recom-
mended by the Food and Nutrition Board as safe and
adequate is 75-250 mcg per day for adults. There
should not be any concentrations of inorganic molybdenum.
Molybdenum does not occur native, and is
obtained mainly from molybdenite (MoS2).
Other minor commercial ores of molybdenum
are powellite (Ca(MoW)O4) and wulfenite (Pb-
MoO4). It may also be recovered from copper
and tungsten operations as a by-product.The metal is pre-
pared from the powder made by the hydrogen reduction
of purified molybdic trioxide or ammonium molybdate.
Molybdenum the metal is silvery-white, and very hard.
TOXICITY Plants and animals generally have molybdenum, pres-
ent in amounts of a few parts per million. In plants,
molybdenum is involved in the pathways of nitrogen
fixation and nitrate reduction, and in animals, molyb-
denum is involved in the pathways of purine degreda-
tion and formation of uric acid. In some animals, add-
ing a small amount of dietary molybdenum enhances
growth. Molybdenum is also an essential trace mineral needed
for the proper function of certain enzyme-dependent processes,
including the metabolism of iron.
TESTING Check out molybdenum levels in your body with our easy
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