Talk:Nickel
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[edit] Information Sources
Some of the text in this entry was rewritten from Los Alamos National Laboratory - Nickel. Additional text was taken directly from USGS Nickel Statistics and Information, USGS Periodic Table - Nickel, from the Elements database 20001107 (via dict.org), Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (via dict.org) and WordNet (r) 1.7 (via dict.org). Data for the table was obtained from the sources listed on the subject page and Wikipedia:WikiProject Elements but was reformatted and converted into SI units.
[edit] Errors in production data?
They claim that Canada produces 30 percent of world nickel, and the implied claim that it is the biggest producer, seem to contradict other sources in the Internet. Russian nickel production is almost twice as high as Canada's, and most sources say that Russia is the biggest producer.
[edit] Talk
The amount of nickel which is allowed in products which come into contact with human skin is regulated by the European Union. In 2002 a report in the journal Nature researchers found amounts of nickel being emitted by 1 and 2 euro coins far in excess of those standards. This is believed to be due to a galvanic reaction.
- wouldn't the quantity of nickel exposure from dental braces be far above any contact from handling coins? Crusadeonilliteracy
I know that I can not wear many earings because nickel in the posts make my earlobes swell up.
- This is an allergic reaction which often happens from contact with some metals. I believe a thing niobium plating resolved that problem.
[edit] Rainey Nickel
I think the following use of Nickel is called Rainey Nickel, but I do not know how to spell it.
Finely divided nickel is a catalyst for hydrogenating vegetable oils.
ok, it's awesome info n' all but i need to know what things have nickel in them!
[edit] Adding sections
I'm new to Wikipedia, but if someone could tell me how to start a new section on the uses of Nickel, it would be a useful section.
To add a section simply go to the 'edit this page' tab at the top of the page. Reading the guidelines would also be a good idea.
[edit] Allergic Reactions
Can we change to:
Nickel is the most ubiquitous contact allergen among children and adolescents. If its in contact with the skin like ear rings, blue jeans buttons and belts sensitised individuals may show an allergy to nickel affecting their skin. (byer and Morrell) The amount of nickel which is allowed in products which come into contact with human skin is regulated by the European Union.
Nickel is the most ubiquitous contact allergen among children and adolescents. First sentence from abstract:
- Byer TT, Morrell DS (2004). "Periumbilical allergic contact dermatitis: Blue jeans or belt buckles?". Pediatric Dermatology 21: 223-226.DOI]
Some guitar strings are made of nickel and may affect people who are allergic to nickel. You can check the little paragraph I added to the Guitar talk section: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Guitar (Health Issues)... --Lethaljellybean 23:39, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Russia Nickel Export
MMC Norilsk Nickel is a privately held company that is deeply involved in the export of nickel from Russia. The sentence about "Russia using its 40% of the world's supply of nickel for its own domestic use" doesn't really make sense. The ore is smelted in Norilsk and the nickel is sold on the world market for the highest price and I am sure that Russia is not going to ever suffer a shortage of nickel, like Venezuela will never suffer a shortage of crude oil, no matter how much is sold. --McTrixie 11:41, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
"Metallurgical Industry of Russia": For 2006: Russia's nickel exports to countries outside the CIS in January-July increased by 5.5% on the year, to 143,600 metric tons, according to the federal customs service. Total nickel exports, including CIS states, were 143,900 tons.
MMC NN produces about 250,000 metric tons per year total.--McTrixie 11:49, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] phytoremediation
Is it relevant to add here some phytoremediation-related information relevant to nickel? There's some here: Hyperaccumulators table – 2 : Nickel, with particular attention to the notes at the end of the table, and to notes relevant to Streptanthus polygaloides and Thlaspi montanum. There are more to come of the same style, I just haven't developped that side for lack of where to put the info. I have the same question about quite a few metals, notably Cadmium (note with Tagetes erecta in Hyperaccumulators table – 1, and some), copper, lead, etc, incl. radionuclides. What/where do you think this should go? Basicdesign 05:30, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
