The Periodic Table of Endangered Elements
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The Periodic Table of Endangered Elements
The building blocks for everything on Earth are made from 90 different naturally occurring elements.
This graphic made by the European Chemical Society (EuChemS), shows a periodic table of these 90 different elements, highlighting which ones are in abundance and which ones are in serious threat as of 2021.
| Element | Full Name | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ac | Actinium | Plentiful supply |
| Ag | Silver | Serious threat |
| AI | Aluminum | Plentiful supply |
| Ar | Argon | Plentiful supply |
| As | Arsenic | Serious threat |
| At | Astatine | Plentiful supply |
| Au | Gold | Limited availability |
| B | Boron | Limited availability |
| Ba | Barium | Plentiful supply |
| Be | Beryllium | Plentiful supply |
| Bi | Bismuth | Limited availability |
| Br | Bromine | Plentiful supply |
| C | Carbon | Plentiful supply / serious threat |
| Ca | Calcium | Plentiful supply |
| Cd | Cadmium | Rising threat |
| Ce | Cerium | Plentiful supply |
| CI | Chlorine | Plentiful supply |
| Co | Cobalt | Rising threat |
| Cr | Chromium | Rising threat |
| Cs | Cesium | Plentiful supply |
| Cu | Copper | Rising threat |
| Dy | Dysprosium | Rising threat |
| Er | Erbium | Plentiful supply |
| Eu | Europium | Plentiful supply |
| F | Flourine | Plentiful supply |
| Fe | Iron | Plentiful supply |
| Fr | Francium | Plentiful supply |
| Ga | Gallium | Serious threat |
| Gd | Gadolinium | Plentiful supply |
| Ge | Germanium | Serious threat |
| H | Hydrogen | Plentiful supply |
| He | Helium | Serious threat |
| Hf | Hafnium | Serious threat |
| Hg | Mercury | Limited availability |
| Ho | Holmium | Plentiful supply |
| I | Iodine | Plentiful supply |
| In | Indium | Serious threat |
| Ir | Iridium | Rising threat |
| K | Potassium | Plentiful supply |
| Kr | Krypton | Plentiful supply |
| La | Lanthanum | Plentiful supply |
| Li | Lithium | Limited availability |
| Lu | Lutetium | Plentiful supply |
| Mg | Magnesium | Limited availability |
| Mn | (Read more...) |