Speciation of selenium in the selenium-rich cultivated land in Linhe District, Bayannur City, Inner Mongolia and its influencing factors

This study investigated the speciation of selenium in 51 surface soil samples from the selenium-rich cultivated land in Linhe District, Bayannur City, Inner Mongolia and explored the content and speciation of selenium and their influencing factors. The results showed that the surface soil in the study area had total selenium content of (0.19~0.48)×10-6, averaging 0.33×10-6, indicating a soil environment with moderate-high selenium content. Among the seven forms of selenium speciation, major forms include the residue, humic acid bound, and strong organic bound forms. The remaining forms, namely water-soluble, ion exchange, iron-manganese oxide bound, and carbonate bound forms accounted for only 13.67%. Water-soluble selenium consisted mainly of moderate-high water-soluble selenium (92.16%), with the absence of water-soluble selenium deficiency. The selenium content in each form was highly correlated with the total selenium content in the soil. The organic matter content, pH, Eh, and CEC had different effects on the distribution characteristics of selenium speciation.