Selenium: an element of life essential for thyroid function

F Gorini, L Sabatino, A **itore, C Vassalle - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Selenium (Se), a microelement essential for life, is critical for homeostasis of several critical
functions, such as those related to immune–endocrine function and signaling transduction …

Selenium: environmental significance, pollution, and biological treatment technologies

LC Tan, YV Nancharaiah… - … treatment of mine …, 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
10Selenium is an essential trace element needed for all living organisms. Despite its
essentiality, selenium is a potential toxic element to natural ecosystems due to its …

Selenium contamination, consequences and remediation techniques in water and soils: A review

Y He, Y **ang, Y Zhou, Y Yang, J Zhang, H Huang… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Selenium (Se) contamination in surface and ground water in numerous river basins has
become a critical problem worldwide in recent years. The exposure to Se, either direct …

Monitoring and analysis of selenium as an emerging contaminant in mining industry: A critical review

S Etteieb, S Magdouli, M Zolfaghari, SK Brar - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Selenium is an indispensable trace element for humans, however, its release at high
concentrations becomes a major concern for terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems due to its …

Exploring the mechanisms of selectivity for environmentally significant oxo-anion removal during water treatment: a review of common competing oxo-anions and tools …

LN Pincus, HE Rudel, PV Petrović… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Development of novel adsorbents often neglects the competitive adsorption between co-
occurring oxo-anions, overestimating realistic pollutant removal potentials, and overlooking …

Selenium biofortification: Strategies, progress and challenges

OP Danso, B Asante-Badu, Z Zhang, J Song, Z Wang… - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element for humans and animals. Its necessity for plants
is still under examination. Due to the contradictory nature of Se and its significance, it has …

Recent advances in adsorptive removal of wastewater pollutants by chemically modified metal oxides: A review

Z Iqbal, MS Tanweer, M Alam - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
In addition to catalysis, drug delivery, and sensing, metal oxides can also be used as an
adsorbent for wastewater treatment applications. In some of the cases, they need to be …

Microbial transformations of selenium species of relevance to bioremediation

AS Eswayah, TJ Smith… - Applied and environmental …, 2016 - journals.asm.org
Selenium species, particularly the oxyanions selenite (SeO3 2−) and selenate (SeO4 2−),
are significant pollutants in the environment that leach from rocks and are released by …

Selective capture of toxic selenite anions by bismuth‐based metal–organic frameworks

H Ouyang, N Chen, G Chang, X Zhao… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Chemically durable and effective absorbent materials for selenite (SeO32−) remain highly
desirable for contamination remediation. Now a bismuth‐based metal–organic framework …

[HTML][HTML] Review on environmental selenium: Occurrence, public health implications and biological treatment strategies

AA Werkneh, GG Gebretsadik, SB Gebru - Environmental Challenges, 2023 - Elsevier
Selenium is an essential toxin that functions as essential micronutrient for maintaining good
health with a small safety margin, but is toxic at slightly higher concentrations or doses. It is …