Abstract
Selenium as an essential trace element for human beings and animals plays a critical role in human and animal health via various selenoproteins. Recently, the biogeochemical behaviour of selenium and its relation on human health have received increasing attention. This review provides a comprehensive understanding of selenium biogeochemical cycling in ecosystems. The concentration, transport, and transformation of selenium in environments and their effects on human health are reviewed. Several important aspects of selenium in the environment are detailed mentioned, including (1) effects of selenium on human health, (2) biogeochemical cycling of selenium in lithosphere, pedosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere, (3) metabolic and transport of selenium in organisms. It is emphasized that the biogeochemical behaviors of selenium in rocks, soil, water, atmosphere, and organisms will impact human selenium intake through the food chain. In addition, future scientific issues and research attention have also been explored from the selenium biochemical perspectives.
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Xu, Z.N., Lin, Z.Q., Zhao, G.S. et al. Biogeochemical behavior of selenium in soil-air-water environment and its effects on human health. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 21, 1159–1180 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-023-05169-0
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