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Biogeochemical Cycles of Selenium in River System

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Selenium (Se) typically occurs in the supergene environment in the following four oxidation states: –II (selenide), 0 (elemental selenium), +IV (selenite), +VI (selenate), as well as in organic compounds (Se(org)) (Patterson et al. 2010).

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Zhang, H. (2014). Biogeochemical Cycles of Selenium in River System. 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_6

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