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Selenium Documents

Selenium Fact Sheet
Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry – Gives Definition and answers questions about Selenium and Health effects.
ATSDR Fact Sheet in PDF – 88K

Idaho State University Southeast Idaho Selenium Information System Web site
ISU maintains a database of reports and a map service with southeast Idaho selenium information.

Area Wide Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality investigation of the Southeast Idaho Phosphate Mining Resource Area prepared in December 2002. Study concludes:
There is a low probability of significant human health effects in the region based on
current conditions, existing exposure pathways, and observed concentrations of
chemicals.
AWHHAERA in PDF - (large) 61.5 MB

Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Factsheet on Selenium
Summaries the health benefits of selenium in the diet and adverse effects of high levels of selenium.
IDHW - 3 pages in PDF - 107K

EPA factsheet on Selenium
EPA summary factsheet on Selenium and Drinking Water, shows water safety standard of .05 parts per million.
EPA fact sheet Web page- 2 pages in PDF - 40K

Selenium and Phosphate Mining
Short history and update on selenium and mining extracted from the Idaho State University Selenium archives.
Selenium and Phosphate Mining - 2 pages in PDF - 12K