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Coming from a background in iron (Fe) biogeochemistry, I assumed, perhaps naively, that in taking one step over on the periodic table to manganese (Mn) I would find an equal… Click to show full abstract
Coming from a background in iron (Fe) biogeochemistry, I assumed, perhaps naively, that in taking one step over on the periodic table to manganese (Mn) I would find an equal appreciation for this metal within the scientific community. Instead, this step opened my eyes to an “abundance bias” within some scientific circles as I was repeatedly informed that Mn was in too low of abundance to matter in biogeochemical processes. Iron is everywhere and is the fourth most abundant metal in the Earth’s crust. As for manganese, it ranks in a meager 12 place and is about 56 times less abundant than iron. Really, why was I wasting my time?
Journal Title: Environmental microbiology reports
Year Published: 2017
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