The distribution of selenium levels in Saudi dairy farms: A preliminary report from Al-Kharj

Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-46

  Al Saleh, Iman A ^a   Al Jaloud, Ali ^b   Al Doush, Inaam ^a   El Din, Gamal ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Res Inst Nat Rsrc and Environ   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Selenium in alfalfa; Selenium in soil; Selenium in water

Indexed keywords

SELENIUM;

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAUDI ARABIA; SELENIUM DEFICIENCY; SOIL TREATMENT; WATER SAMPLING;

AGRICULTURE; DAIRYING; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SAUDI ARABIA; SELENIUM; SOIL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0032955325     PISSN: 07318898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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