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Advances in Research on the Mechanisms of Selenium–Mercury Interactions and Health Risk Assessment

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

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A large number of scientific studies have confirmed that interactions between selenium (Se) and mercury (Hg) are a very important topic of study for the systematic understanding of the environmental behavior, fate and toxicological effects of Hg (or Se). In addition, related research involves geology, medicine and many sectors in other disciplines. Research results concerning the interaction characteristics, rules and mechanisms of these two elements in many media, such as water, soils and organisms, are spread out over many segments of the literature.

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Zhang, H. (2014). Advances in Research on the Mechanisms of Selenium–Mercury Interactions and Health Risk Assessment. 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_2

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