Selenium and arsenic in the environment in Finland

Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 205-216

  Lahermo, Pertti ^a   Alfthan, Georg ^b   Wang, Dacheng ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c Horticultural Research Center   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arsenic in Finland; Seleniumin in Finland

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; SELENIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FINLAND; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ARSENITES; ENVIRONMENT; FINLAND; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; SELENIUM; SOIL;

EID: 0031826516     PISSN: 07318898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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