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.
Zirconium is a by-product of the mining and processing of the titanium minerals ilmenite and rutile, as well as tin mining. From 2003 to 2007, zircon prices steadily increased from $360 to $840 per tonne.ive isotopes of zirconium also exist as metastable isomers: 83m Zr, 85m Zr, 89m Zr, 90m1 Zr, 90m2 Zr and 91m Zr. Of these, 90m2 Zr has the shortest half-life at 131 nanoseconds.