Selenium Uptake from Livestock Pasture Extremely Enriched in Selenium, Molybdenum and Uranium: A Field and X-ray Absorption Study

The agricultural soils of West Limerick, Ireland, contain very localised, extremely high natural Se concentrations that reach levels that are very toxic to grazing livestock. The Carboniferous shales that formed in anoxic deep-water marine environments are the source of the selenium, which, along wi...

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Main Authors: Shauna L. McLoughlin, Richard A. D. Pattrick, J. Frederick W. Mosselmans, Joe Kelleher, Bart E. van Dongen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Soil Systems
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2571-8789/7/1/24