As part of the celebrations of the international Year of the Periodic Table, originally proposed by Martyn, we shall present a new Periodic Table designed by EuChemS to highlight the availability and vulnerability of elements. It includes conflict minerals and elements in most smart phones. It provides a warning but brings a message full of hope. If we change our goods less often, repair rather than replace, have properly regulated ways of recycling elements, search for high performance materials that only contain earth abundant elements and if we ban helium balloons, we shall protect the 90 elements that make up everything in our diverse and beautiful planet and be able to live rich and varied lives.

From flow to endangered elements: God bless Sir Martyn

2019 Fall National Meeting

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