Selenium contaminated waters: An overview of analytical methods, treatment options and recent advances in sorption methods

S Santos, G Ungureanu, R Boaventura… - Science of the Total …, 2015 - Elsevier
Selenium is an essential trace element for many organisms, including humans, but it is
bioaccumulative and toxic at higher than homeostatic levels. Both selenium deficiency and …

Selenium environmental cycling and bioavailability: a structural chemist point of view

A Fernández-Martínez, L Charlet - Reviews in Environmental Science and …, 2009 - Springer
Selenium is usually known as the 'double-edged sword element'for its dual toxic and
beneficial character to health. Since the pioneer works by Schwarz and Foltz on the …

The essential toxin: the changing perception of selenium in environmental sciences

M Lenz, PNL Lens - Science of the total environment, 2009 - Elsevier
During the last decades, the perception of selenium has undergone substantial changes.
While its toxic effects were recognized causing hair and hoof loss in animals during the …

燃煤电厂脱硫废水处理技术研究与应用进展

马双忱, 于伟静, 贾绍广, 柴峰, 张润盘 - 化工进展, 2016 - hgjz.cip.com.cn
综述了脱硫废水的水质特点, 水质影响因素, 各项脱硫废水处理技术的特点, 指出了脱硫废水处理
技术的发展方向. 介绍了脱硫废水的水质主要受煤质, 石灰石品质, 脱硫系统的设计及运行等因素 …

Removal and recovery of selenium species from wastewater: Adsorption kinetics and co-precipitation mechanisms

SO Okonji, JA Dominic, D Pernitsky, G Achari - Journal of Water Process …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigates the effectiveness of four adsorbent candidates, including nano-
zerovalent iron (nZVI), magnetite (Fe 3 O 4), ferric chloride (FeCl 3) and granular activated …

Environmental impacts of selenium contamination: A review on current-issues and remediation strategies in an aqueous system

SO Okonji, G Achari, D Pernitsky - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
In both aquatic and terrestrial environment, selenium contamination may exist at
concentrations above the micronutrient limit. Since there is such a narrow bandwidth …

Selenium in soils under climate change, implication for human health

H El-Ramady, N Abdalla, T Alshaal… - Environmental …, 2015 - Springer
Global climate changes can alter the suitable geographical range of different crops, leading
to possible changes in cropping pattern and its extent in some regions. For example …

Selenium removal from water and its recovery using iron (Fe3+) oxide/hydroxide-based nanoparticles sol (NanoFe) as an adsorbent

G Zelmanov, R Semiat - Separation and Purification Technology, 2013 - Elsevier
This study relates to an adsorption method process for treating a fluid containing undesired
selenium contaminants (Se4+ and Se6+) in order to clean the fluid of the contaminant and …

A methodology for ecosystem‐scale modeling of selenium

TS Presser, SN Luoma - Integrated Environmental Assessment …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The main route of exposure for selenium (Se) is dietary, yet regulations lack biologically
based protocols for evaluations of risk. We propose here an ecosystem‐scale model that …

A critical review of the biogeochemistry and ecotoxicology of selenium in lotic and lentic environments

DBD Simmons, D Wallschläger - Environmental Toxicology and …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic activities resulting in elevated selenium (Se) levels in aquatic ecosystems
can result in teratogenic and reproductive effects in fish and waterfowl. However …