Chapter 6  The Genetic Material. The Basic Requirements for Genetic Material (i.e., the material that determines the inherited characteristics of a functional organism): 1  It must be stable.  It must be capable of being expressed when needed.
- In the manufacture of metal or alloys. Toxicology : Zirconium compounds are generally considered to be of low toxicity. Skin : Granulomata have been produced by repeated topical applications of zirconium salts to human skin.
Naturally occurring zirconium is a mixture of five isotopes and they are found in the percentages shown: 90 Zr (51.5%), 91 Zr (11.2%), 92 Zr (17.1%), 94 Zr (17.4%) and 96 Zr (2.8%). The most naturally abundant is 90 Zr at 51.5%.irconium was first recognized as an element by Martin Heinrich Klaproth in 1789, in Berlin, in a sample of zircon (zirconium silicate) from Sri Lanka. His analysis of the mineralâs composition showed: 25% silica; 0.5% iron oxide; 70% new oxide.