Daba Mountain area is one of the two endemic selenosis areas in China,which may relate with the environmental behaviors of selenium (Se) in soil.This study focuses on the concentraion and distribution of Se and its re...Daba Mountain area is one of the two endemic selenosis areas in China,which may relate with the environmental behaviors of selenium (Se) in soil.This study focuses on the concentraion and distribution of Se and its relationships with some other elements in natural soil in the area.The average concentration of Se in Daba Mountain soils was 14.3 times higher than the value cited for natural soil background worldwide,suggesting that soils in the region were contaminated by the element.The finding was confirmed...展开更多
Se-rich carbonaceous siliceous rocks and carbonaceous shales (known locally as 'stone coal' ) are widespread in the southwest part of Hubei Province, China, where human and livestock selenosis is reported. It ...Se-rich carbonaceous siliceous rocks and carbonaceous shales (known locally as 'stone coal' ) are widespread in the southwest part of Hubei Province, China, where human and livestock selenosis is reported. It has been shown that the selenium contained in soil, drinking water, crops and vegetables all originated directly or indirectly from the seleniferous strata.展开更多
Medical Geology,the emerging discipline that focuses on the health impacts of geologic materials and geologic processes,has its roots in Guizhou Province,China.In the 1980 s Prof.Zheng Baoshan and his students recogni...Medical Geology,the emerging discipline that focuses on the health impacts of geologic materials and geologic processes,has its roots in Guizhou Province,China.In the 1980 s Prof.Zheng Baoshan and his students recognized that a large number of people in Guizhou Province had clinical symptoms of arsenic poisoning,fluorine exposure,selenosis,and other diseases caused by exposure to potentially toxic trace elements or due to deficiency of essential elements.Their publications and invitations to scientists to visit the Province ultimately resulted in increased attention to the health impacts of the natural environment and the formation of scientific societies,the publication of at least a dozen books,and thousands of technical articles on what is now called Medical Geology.展开更多
文摘Daba Mountain area is one of the two endemic selenosis areas in China,which may relate with the environmental behaviors of selenium (Se) in soil.This study focuses on the concentraion and distribution of Se and its relationships with some other elements in natural soil in the area.The average concentration of Se in Daba Mountain soils was 14.3 times higher than the value cited for natural soil background worldwide,suggesting that soils in the region were contaminated by the element.The finding was confirmed...
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of Chinathe Royal Society of Britainthe Prefecture Government of Exi, Hubei, China
文摘Se-rich carbonaceous siliceous rocks and carbonaceous shales (known locally as 'stone coal' ) are widespread in the southwest part of Hubei Province, China, where human and livestock selenosis is reported. It has been shown that the selenium contained in soil, drinking water, crops and vegetables all originated directly or indirectly from the seleniferous strata.
文摘Medical Geology,the emerging discipline that focuses on the health impacts of geologic materials and geologic processes,has its roots in Guizhou Province,China.In the 1980 s Prof.Zheng Baoshan and his students recognized that a large number of people in Guizhou Province had clinical symptoms of arsenic poisoning,fluorine exposure,selenosis,and other diseases caused by exposure to potentially toxic trace elements or due to deficiency of essential elements.Their publications and invitations to scientists to visit the Province ultimately resulted in increased attention to the health impacts of the natural environment and the formation of scientific societies,the publication of at least a dozen books,and thousands of technical articles on what is now called Medical Geology.
