Spatial variability of soil selenium as affected by geologic and pedogenic processes and its effect on ecosystem and human health

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 217-225

  Sun, Weixia ^a   Huang, Biao ^a   Zhao, Yongcun ^a   Shi, Xuezheng ^a   Landon, Jeremy ^a   Deng, Darilek Xihai ^a   Wang, Hongjie ^a   Zou, Zhong ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b Soil and Fertilizer Technology Extension Center in Rugao County   (China)

Author keywords

Agricultural ecosystem; Human health; Selenium; Spatial variability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HEALTH IMPACT; PEDOGENESIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SELENIUM; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SPATIAL VARIATION;

CHINA; JIANGSU; RUGAO; YANGTZE DELTA;

EID: 79955878700     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.1.0019     Document Type: Article

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