Useful Web links

In addition to the resources provided under Recent Research, the following websites provide useful information on selenium:

Steel Making, Environmental Defense, 2004.

This brief article on the steel making process lists selenium in a table of likely US Environmental Protection Agency Toxic release Inventory (TRI) chemicals released as wastes into air or wastewater.

Chemical Profiles: Selenium, Scorecard, The Pollution Information Site, Environmental Defense, 2004.

Based on the references provided, Environmental Defense lists selenium as a suspected carcinogen, cardiovascular or blood toxicant, gastrointestinal or liver toxicant, kidney toxicant, musculoskeletal toxicant, neurotoxicant, reproductive toxicant, respiratory toxicant, and skin or sense organ toxicant.

Fish Advisories on Selenium, US Environmental Protection Agency, 2005.

US and Canada advises against consumption of fish due to contamination by selenium may be found using the Advisory Report Query function, selecting selenium from the list of pollutants and clicking the Advisory Report button at the following link.

Duck Populations, Wildlife and Habitat, The Green Gate, National Resources Defense Council

"The Green Gate," an environmental guide to the San Francisco Bay area, notes that selenium levels in waterfowl (primarily ducks) are comparable to levels that cause reproductive problems in ducks in other areas.

Selenium and Livestock, Metabolism, Toxicity, and Deficiency. Jennifer Cosgrove, Cornell University Department of Animal Sciences, 2001.

This website provides information on the effects of excess or deficient selenium levels on cattle, sheep, swine, horses and poultry.