Distribution and transport of selenium in Yutangba, China: Impact of human activities

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 392, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 252-261

  Zhu, Jiangming ^a   Wang, Ning ^a   Li, Shehong ^a   Li, Lu ^a,b   Su, Hongcan ^c   Liu, Changxiong ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c Maternity and Child care Center in Erishi Prefecture   (China)

^d No 2 Geological Party of Hubei Province   (China)

Author keywords

China; Distribution and transportation; Selenium; Selenium poisoning; Yutangba

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FERTILIZERS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEDIMENTS; SEED; SOILS;

COAL SPOILS; FOOD CHAIN; SHUANGHE TOWN; STONE COAL;

SELENIUM COMPOUNDS;

COAL; SELENIUM;

BIOAVAILABILITY; FOOD CHAIN; HUMAN ACTIVITY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SELENIUM;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; CHINA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FOOD CHAIN; MINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; STREAM (RIVER);

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMANS; MINING; PLANTS; RIVERS; SELENIUM; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ASIA; CHINA; ENSHI; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HUBEI; SHUANGHE; YUTANGBA;

ARTEMISIA; DRYOATHYRIUM; PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 38649108139     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.12.019     Document Type: Article

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