X-Nico

4 unusual facts about selenium


Bigadiç

Also, villages of Bigadiç have natural thermal water reserves which contains Selenium and Sulfur.

Lethal Vows

On return, Ellen informs Dr Farris and Lorraine that she found out she had Selenium poisoning due to ingesting pure selenium (which is also found in some health supplements).

Selenium deficiency

Selenium deficiency is relatively rare in healthy well-nourished individuals.

Ununpentium

Ununpentium should display eka-bismuth chemical properties and should therefore form a sesquioxide, Uup2O3, and analogous chalcogenides, Uup2S3, Uup2Se3 and Uup2Te3.


Adriano de Paiva

He worked at the Politechnical Academy of Porto and conducted research into selenium as a material to transmit images.

Astragalus crotalariae

It has also been shown to harbor a selenium-metabolizing Bacillus species in its seed pods.

Kashin–Beck disease

Studies of the pathogenesis and risk factors of KBD have proposed selenium deficiency, inorganic (manganese, phosphate...) and organic matter (humic acids and fulvic acids) in drinking water, fungi on self-produced storage grain (Alternaria sp., Fusarium sp.), producing trichotecene (T2) mycotoxins.

Minolta 16

It was replaced in 1963 by the 16 EE2, which used a CdS cell instead of a selenium meter.

Photoelectric effect

In 1873, Willoughby Smith discovered photoconductivity in selenium while testing the metal for its high resistance properties in conjunction with his work involving submarine telegraph cables.

Testdroid

Testdroid can use testing frameworks, such as Robotium, cisimple, and uiautomator for native and Selenium for web applications, targeted for mobile application and game developers.

Volcanogenic massive sulfide ore deposit

As a class, they represent a significant source of the world's Cu, Zn, Pb, Au, and Ag ores, with Co, Sn, Ba, S, Se, Mn, Cd, In, Bi, Te, Ga and Ge as co- or by-products.


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