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Impacts of Selenium on the Biogeochemical Cycles of Mercury in Terrestrial Ecosystems in Mercury Mining Areas

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Previous study has indicated that rice is the primary source of MeHg exposure for residence from Wanshan mercury (Hg) mining areas in China (Feng et al. 2008). The main objective of this chapter is to verify if this is a common phenomenon in other inland areas in China, especially to reveal the characteristics of MeHg exposure among rice-based population from the Wanshan Hg mining area in China and other fish-eating populations from other areas abroad.

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  1. Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, People’s Republic of China

    Hua Zhang

  2. Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Gaustadalleen 21, 0349, Oslo, Norway

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Zhang, H. (2014). Health Risk Assessment for Human Exposure to Mercury. In: Impacts of Selenium on the Biogeochemical Cycles of Mercury in Terrestrial Ecosystems in Mercury Mining Areas. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54919-9_11

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