Assessment of selenium pollution in agricultural soils in the Xuzhou District, Northwest Jiangsu, China

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 481-487

  HUANG, Shunsheng ^a   HUA, Ming ^a   FENG, Jinshun ^a   ZHONG, Xinyong ^b   JIN, Yang ^a   ZHU, Baiwan ^a   LU, Hua ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JIANGSU PROVINCE   (China)

^b Department of Land Environment and Resources of Hainan Province ^*  (China)

Author keywords

agricultural soils; paddy rice; selenium; Xuzhou District

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOILS; ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITIES; ARITHMETIC MEANS; BACKGROUND LEVELS; COAL FLY ASHES; COAL PRODUCTIONS; ESTIMATED DIETARY INTAKES; IRRIGATION WATERS; PADDY RICE; PARENT MATERIALS; POTENTIAL HEALTHS; RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES; SELENIUM CONCENTRATIONS; SOIL PROFILES; STAPLE FOODS; STUDY AREAS; XUZHOU DISTRICT;

COAL; COAL ASH; COAL INDUSTRY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLY ASH; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); HEALTH RISKS; IRRIGATION; MINING; RISK PERCEPTION; SELENIUM; SOILS; WATER SUPPLY;

SOIL POLLUTION;

SELENIUM;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; PADDY FIELD; RICE; SELENIUM; SOIL POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHINA; SOIL POLLUTANT;

AGRICULTURE; CHINA; SELENIUM; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JIANGSU; XUZHOU;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA;

EID: 64549108020     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(08)62295-0     Document Type: Article

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