Geochemistry and occurrence of selenium: An overview

Selenium in Agriculture and the Environment

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 1-13

  McNeal, James M ^a   Balistrieri, Laurie S ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical behavior; Geochemistry; Microbial action; Mineral formation; Organic rich environment; Selenium chemistry; Selenium distribution; Selenium occurrence

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EID: 85102325156     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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