Selenium in soil, grain, human hair and drinking water in relation to esophageal cancer in the Cixian area, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 684-700

  Appleton, J D ^a   Zhang, Qiling ^b   Green, K A ^a   Zhang, Guangdi ^b   Ge, Xiaoli ^b   Liu, Xingping ^b   Li, Jia Xi ^b  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGENS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); POTABLE WATER; SOIL POLLUTION; TUMORS; WATER POLLUTION;

AETIOLOGY; ESOPHAGEAL CANCER; HAIRS; MYCOTOXINS;

SELENIUM;

CANCER; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; HEALTH RISK; SELENIUM;

CARCINOGENS; DRINKING WATER; SELENIUM; TUMORS; WATER POLLUTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HEBEI;

EID: 33645287993     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2005.12.011     Document Type: Article

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