Besides this, after spraying selenium the speed of photosynthesis increased by 67%, and the speed with which leaves evaporated water—by 49%. Also, after spraying selenium-containing compounds the ...

Removing selenium from water takes iron strength Date: May 8, 2025 Source: Washington University in St. Louis Summary: Environmental engineers have developed critical methods to remove toxic ...

In one study, published in Environmental Science & Technology, graduate student Xicheng He in Giammar's Aquatic Chemistry Laboratory removed selenium from water using iron electrocoagulation in a ...

Adding the nutrient selenium to diets protects against obesity and provides metabolic benefits to mice, according to a new study.

The results obtained will make it possible to select the optimal form of selenium, increase the yield and improve the qualities of sage", head of the project Lyubov Skrypnik was quoted as saying.

TASS, November 20. /TASS/. Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University biologists developed a way to increase the optimal concentration of selenium in basil leaves by intensifying biosynthesis, the ...

Prostate cancer remains the most common malignancy among U.S. men, and internationally it ranks fourth. Though few studies have offered much insight into what triggers this disease, a growing ...

Exposure to elevated levels of the toxic mineral selenium caused fish native to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, sometimes called the California Delta, to develop spinal deformities.

It was not alkali disease, said the Department, but selenium poisoning. Selenium is the light-sensitive substance used in photoelectric cells, and is closely related chemically to sulphur.