Contaminants · Metalloids
SeleniumSe
A metalloid, halfway between the metals and the non-metals. Like any element it does not break down: it can be taken out, held in place or changed in chemical form, but not destroyed.
On the national lists
Sites on the national lists whose official record names this substance. In the bar, the coloured part is the sites still listed. The lists, in full, are on the sites page.
United States
Superfund National Priorities List (NPL)253 sites, 207 still listed
Species reported in the literature
Species that acted on this contaminant in at least one study, with the highest level of evidence available. They are pointers from the literature, not a remediation plan.
Sites where it is found
In Italy
- BrindisiPuglia
- Pitelli (La Spezia)La Spezia e Lerici
- Priolo (Augusta–Priolo–Melilli)Augusta, Priolo Gargallo, Melilli, Siracusa
- Val Basento industrial areaValle del Basento (Matera)
Elsewhere in the world
- NorilskNoril'sk, Russia