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Selenium

Journal Article · · Calif. Geol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6961722

Recent media attention directed towards contamination problems and wildlife deformities at Kesterson Reservoir in the western San Joaquin Valley has focused interest on the possible toxic effects of selenium in food and water. This article examines basic background information on the occurrence, properties, uses, and biogeochemistry of selenium, and looks briefly at the larger picture of salinity buildup in irrigated and arid lands of the west.

OSTI ID:
6961722
Journal Information:
Calif. Geol.; (United States), Journal Name: Calif. Geol.; (United States) Vol. 39:5; ISSN CGEOA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English