The selenium drinking water quality guideline in Canada: The case for a re-evaluation

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 194-196

  Gilron, Guy ^a  

^a Cardero Coal Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; SELENIUM;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; WATER QUALITY;

CANADA; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; SELENIUM; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84859725241     PISSN: 15513793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ieam.1252     Document Type: Note

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