Selenium deficiency risk predicted to increase under future climate change

• Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 114; no. 11; pp. 2848 - 2853
• Main Authors: Jones, Gerrad D., Droz, Boris, Greve, Peter, Gottschalk, Pia, Poffet, Deyan, McGrath, Steve P., Seneviratne, Sonia I., Smith, Pete, Winkel, Lenny H. E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States National Academy of Sciences 14.03.2017
• Subjects: Climate Change; Environmental impact; Environmental Monitoring; Humans; Micronutrients; Organic carbon; Physical chemistry; Physical Sciences; Physicochemical properties; Prognosis; Risk Factors; Selenium; Selenium - chemistry; Selenium - metabolism; Soil - chemistry; Soil fertility; Soil Pollutants - chemistry; Soil Pollutants - isolation & purification; Soil properties; Trace elements; Trace Elements - chemistry; Trace Elements - metabolism; Vitamin deficiency; prediction; selenium; soils; global distribution; climate change

Deficiencies of micronutrients, including essential trace elements, affect up to 3 billion people worldwide. The dietary availability of trace elements is determined largely by their soil concentrations. Until now, the mechanisms governing soil concentrations have been evaluated in small-scale studi...