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Article: Studies from University of Barcelona provide new data on toxicology.
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- Life Science Weekly
- Article date:
- November 4, 2008
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According to a study from Barcelona, Spain, "Thallium is a rare and easily dispersed element with high toxicity to organisms. Relatively high levels of thallium (similar to 9.58 mg kg(-1)) had been found in aqua regia soil extract of an accidentally polluted soil from south of Spain."
"To assess the available and leachable portions of thallium in the polluted soil, single and sequential extraction procedures have been utilized. Further, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopic studies have also been used to find out the mineral phases," wrote C.R.M. Rao and colleagues, University of Barcelona (see also Toxicology).
The researchers concluded: ...