Environmental Occurrence of Selenium in Waters and Related Health Significance

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 292-299

  Valentine, Jane L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SELENIUM;

GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

HUMANS; SELENIUM; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0031230362     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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