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- Title
Effect of Selenium on Mercury Methylation in Anaerobic Lake Sediments.
- Authors
Jin, L.-J.; Guo, P.; Xu, X.-Q.
- Abstract
The article discusses the study regarding the effect of selenium on mercury methylation in anaerobic lake sediments, in China. It has been considered that health hazards from mercury in the environment have caused restrictions in its use and release by industrial and other users. Nevertheless, mercury from unregulated sources such as gold panning can still enter the environment, and artificial dams and irrigation projects can also aggravate the level of mercury contamination. Thus, the use of selenium is considered both an essential material and an industrial pollutant, and it can alleviate the toxicity of many heavy metals, which include mercury.
- Subjects
CHINA; MERCURY; INDUSTRIAL pollution; SELENIUM; HEAVY metals; LAKE sediments; GOLD panning; NATIVE element minerals; IRRIGATION projects
- Publication
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 1997, Vol 59, Issue 6, p994
- ISSN
0007-4861
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s001289900581