The urgent need to synthesize, critically analyze information on selenium research conducted world-wide into an updated perspective for preserving the health of the environment, livestock, and humans provided the impetus for the development of this proceedings....

Section Ⅰ: Selenium in the Environment

Selenium in the Environment

Selenium Speciation and Mobility in Soil-An Overview

Pathways and Fate of Selenium in Aquatic/Terrestrial Systems

Selenium Distribution, Characterization and Partitioning in Rice Grown in China

The Development of Risk Maps Using Statistical Models: Selenium Deficiency in Soils

Biological Endpoints of Selenium Deficiency & Toxicity

Selenium Toxicity and Daily Selenium Intake in Enshi, China

Selenium Toxicity to Animals and Humans in Northwestern India-A Case Study

Study of Content of Selenium in Coals from Baishan Coal Mine in Huaibei of Anhui, China

Amelioration and Conversion of Excessive Selenium to New Resources from a Plant-Based System

Bioremediation of Selenium

GE ABMet (Advanced Biological Metals Removal): Setting the Standard for Selenium Removal in Flue Gas Desulfurization Wastewater

Speciation of Selenium in Animal Feed (Squid Meal and Fish Meal) by HPLC-ICP-MS

Improved Selenium Status by Consumption of Wheat Biofortified with Selenium Does Not Modify DNA Damage in Lymphocytes of Healthy Older Australian Men

A Preliminary Investigation of Selenium-Accumulated Plants in Enshi City, Hubei Province, China

Distribution of Selenium in Residue Landfill and Surroundings from a Chinese Electrolytic Manganese Metals (EMM) Industry

Removing Excessive Selenium from Water Using Modified Filter Media

Removing Selenium from Raw Water Using Activated Carbon Adsorption

Mercury-Selenium Association in Antarctic Seal tiairs and Animal Excrements over the Past 1,500 Years

Section Ⅱ: Effects of Selenium on Human and Animal Health

Net Mineralization Rate of Selenium from Plant Material and Inorganic Salts

Selenium Metabolism and Selenoproteins in Human Health

Can Selenium Play a Role in Cancer Prevention? Methyl Selenocysteine Pharmacodynamics

Selenoprotein Synthesis and Reactivity-Biotechnologieal and Biomedical Applications

Effect of Substituted Organoselenium Compounds on Free Radical Induced Liver Mitochondrial Dysfunction

Effects of Deoxynivaleno[, Nivaleno[, T-2 Toxin and Selenium on the Metabolism of Tissue Engineered Cartilage In Vitro

The Role of Selenium in Fetal Development and Animal Health

Significance of Elevated Selenium in Muscle Tissue: Functional Food and Nutrient Reserve?

Effects of Different Selenium Sources on Antioxidant Status and Productive Performance in Sow

Biological effects of Different Selenomethionine Forms and Levels on Breeder Hens and Their Offspring

Effects of Hydrogen Peroxide on 15-kDa Selenoprotein Transcription and Translation

Immunomodulatory and Anti-inflammatory Activities of Novel Organoselenium Compounds against Helicobacter pylori Infection

Section Ⅲ: Selenium Biofortification

Regulatory and Legal Considerations for the Production and Sale Selenium-Enriched Foods-the Example of the United States

J.W.Finley

Efficiency of Selenium Uptake from a Belgian Soil Treated with a Commercial Se-Containing Fertilizer by Grass and Maize

GD. Laing, B. Vandecasteele, X. Van Doorslaer, and E Tack

Evidences of Selenium Deficiency in Brazil: from Soil to Human Nutrition

M.F. Moraes, R.M. Welch, M.R. NuttL J.L. V. Carvalho, and E. Watanabe Production of Selenium-Biofortified Cereal Products

GH. Lyons

Agronomic Biofortification of Maize (Zea rnays L.) with Selenium in Malawi

A.D.C. Chilimba, CR. Black, J. Lammel, M.C Meacham, S.D. Young, and M.R. Broadley

Bioactivity of Selenium-Enriched Brassica

S.E. Volker and E.H. Jeffery

Daily Dietary Intake of Selenium in Suzhou Industrial Park, China

J. Gao, Y. Liu, Z.-Q. Lin, GS. Banuelos, M. Lain, andX.B. Yin

Differences in Uptake, Translocation, Distribution and Toxicity of Selenate and Selenite by Pakchoi

D.L. Liang, X.P. Wu, J.D. Bao, R.L. Xue, S.S. Wang, and Z.H. Wang

The Effects of Selenium Accumulation on Biochemical Composition of Rapeseed (Brassica napus)

S. sharma, A. Bansal, S.K. Dhillon and K.S. Dhilon

The Selenium Uptake and Accumulation in Green Tea

Y. Huang, ELi, and X.B. Yin

Determination of Selenium Speciation in Selenium-Enriched Corn and Yeast by HPLC-UV-HG-AFS

W. Wang, H.Q. Liu, Y.Y. Zhu, S.E Liu, S.B. Zhou, andX.B. Yin

A Study on the Determination of Selenium Speciation of High Selenium Plants in Enshi Using LC-AFS

H.Q. Liu, Y.Y. Zhu, J. Gao, Y.Q. Liu, andX.B. Yin

Distribution of Molecular Weight of Selenoprotein Extracted from Se-enriched Brown Rice

K.L. Liu and Z.X. Gu

Effects of Selenium and Iron on Soybean Growth and Seed Trace Element Quality Grown on Se-Deficient Soil

K.Y. Li, Z.H. Wang, Y.B. Gong, Y. Zhou, andD. Cui

Key Factors Influencing Selenite Uptake in Rice Seedlings

L.H. Zhang

Section Ⅳ: Other Uses of Selenium

Application of Se/CO System in Organic Synthesis: A Brief Introduction

S. W. Lu, Y. Yang, J.T. Mei, J.Z. Chen, X.P. Zhang, X.E Wang, X.Z. Liu, P, Li, and X.H. Yuan

Selenation Reactions with H2Se Generated by Se/CO/H20 System

ES. Tian, Y.H. Chen, and S. W. Lu

Synthesis of Unsymmetric Ureas by Selenium-Catalyzed Redox Carbonylation Reactions of Nitroarenes and Amines

Y. Yang, J.T. Mei, J.Z. Chen, G. Ling, X.H. Yuan, and S. W. Lu

New Non-phosgene Routes to Pesticides by Selenium-Catalyzed Carbonylation Reactions

X.H. Yuan, J.T. Mei, Y. Yang, X.F Wang, and S.W. Lu

Efficient Synthesis of 1, 3-Disubstitutedimidazole-2-selones

P Li, X.F. Wang, X.H. Yuan, S.D. Wang, andS. W Lu

Synthesis of Carbamates/Thiocarbamates by Selenium-catalyzed Carbonylation Reactions

X.P Zhang, Y. Yang, G, Ling, X.E Wang, P Li, and S. W. Lu

Selective Formation of Unsymmetric Ureas by Selenium-Catalyzed Redox Carbonylation of CO

J.T. Mei, Y.D. Luo, Y. Xue, and S. W Lu

Selenium-Catalyzed Reduction of Aromatic nitro Compounds with CO/H20 under Atmospheric

Pressure

X.Z Liu and S. W Lu