An Investigation into Selenium Geochemistry in Phosphate Mine Soils

In the western United States, elevated selenium (Se) levels in soil have resulted in documented cases of ruminant fatalities. This is due to the ingestion of Se-hyperaccumulating vegetation growing on previously reclaimed phosphate mine soils. A field-scale analysis was first conducted to examine Se...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Favorito, Jessica Elizabeth
Other Authors: Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/77945