Environmental hazard of selenium in the Animas La Plata water development project

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 92-96

  Lemly, A Dennis ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SELENIUM;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; RESERVOIR; SELENIUM; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS; WATER POLLUTION;

COLORADO; NEW MEXICO; USA;

AVES; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; UTE;

EID: 0031172826     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eesa.1997.1529     Document Type: Article

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