CRC Press Selenium Research for Environment and Human Health: Perspectives, Technologies and Advancements: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on ... October 27-30, 2019, Yangling, Xi'an, China

The biological importance of selenium has been firmly established by scientists for its intricate roles in various biochemical and physiological mechanisms related to animal and human health. To evaluate different facets of selenium in today’s complex environment and to provide a worldwide platform for multi-disciplinary selenium researchers, the 6th International Conference on Selenium in the Environment and Human Health was held from 27 to 30 October 2019 in Yangling/Xi’an, China. This proceedings volume brings together 103 extended abstracts prepared by contributors from academia, industry, and governmental agencies in 18 countries, including some most recent research findings among different selenium research disciplines from cell molecular and plant biology, geochemistry, biofortification, to environmental and health management. Selenium researchers worldwide provide extraordinary new knowledge on selenium in the peer-reviewed texts contained within this book. About the Author Gary Bañuelos is a Plant/Soil Scientist at the USDA-ARS Water Management Research Unit, Parlier, CA, and adjunct Professor at the University of California and California State University, Fresno. Fascinated by the ability of plants to take up contaminates and still survive, Bañuelos initially focused his research activities on the phytoremediation of soils and waters laden with selenium, boron, and salinity in California. His integrated approach to field phytoremediation eventually led to the new area of naturally producing Se-enriched animal feeds and Se-enriched food products, a new agronomic technology called "biofortification." Dr. Bañuelos is the principal author of over 170 refereed journal and review articles, book chapters, and technical journals on the topic of phytoremediation and Se biofortification. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in German from California State University, Bachelor of Science degree in Crop Science, and Master of Science degree in International Agriculture from California Poly-Technical University. His diploma in Plant Biology was earned at the University of Tubingen, Germany, and Ph.D in Agriculture/Plant Nutrition at Hohenheim University, Germany, as a National Science Foundation Fellow. He currently serves as President of the International Society for Selenium Research. Dr. Zhi-Qing Lin is Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Department of Biological Sciences at Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville in the United States. Dr. Lin received his BS degree in Environmental Biology from Liaoning University in 1983, MS degree in Pollution Ecology from Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1986, and Ph.D. degree in Renewable Resources from McGill University in Canada in 1996. He was Post-doctoral Research Fellow and Post-graduate Researcher on Environmental Biogeochemistry at University of California at Berkeley from 1996 to 2002. His research is related to the biogeochemistry of environmentally important trace elements, with special focus on biological accumulation, transformation, and volatilization processes of selenium in the water-soil-plant system. He has authored or co-authored over 92 peer-reviewed articles published in scientific journals, proceedings, and monographs. He currently serves as Treasurer of International Society of Environmental Indicators and is founder member and Treasurer of International Society for Selenium Research. Dongli Liang is Professor of College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China, and presently serves as Dean of Department of Environmental Science and Engineering. Her main research focuses on the environmental chemistry of soil, while her interests are concentrated on the environmental behaviors and fates and remediation of heavy metals in soil and their harmful effects on human health through the food chain. Since 2006, she has been working on selenium transport and transformation in soil-