Selenium Poisoning of Wildlife and Western Agriculture: Cause and Effect

Korte, N.E.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

关键词: Fish Contamination;    Colorado;    Selenium Poisoining;    Selenium;    Selenium;   

DOI  :  10.2172/754357
RP-ID  :  ORNL/TM-2000/58
RP-ID  :  AC05-00OR22725
RP-ID  :  754357

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This project examined the hypothesis that selenium contamination is not the principal cause of the decline of endemic fish species in the Upper Colorado Basin. Activities employed to test this hypothesis included a reconnaissance of locations altered by recent road construction, a re-interpretation of available literature regarding selenium toxicity, and the interpretation of unpublished data obtained from the Upper Colorado Basin Fish Recovery Program. The project demonstrates that most of the evidence implicating selenium is circumstantial.