On a global scale demand for the products of the extractive industries is ever increasing.
Extraction of the targeted resource results in the concurrent production of a significant …

Thallium (Tl) is a typical toxic metal, which poses a great threat to human health through
drinking water and the food chain (biomagnification). China has rich Tl-bearing mineral …

Agricultural lands adjacent to industrial activities are vulnerable due to the risk of trace
elements (TEs) being accumulated into crops and subsequently humans. One such case …

Thallium is released into the biosphere from both natural and anthropogenic sources. It is
generally present in the environment at low levels; however, human activity has greatly …

Thallium (Tl) is a rare but widely dispersed element. All forms of thallium are soluble enough
to be toxic to living organisms. Thallium is more toxic to humans than mercury, cadmium …

Abstract The European Commission has recently revised the EU legislation on fertilisers,
expanding its scope to secondary-raw-material-based fertilising products, and resulting in …

Thallium is a non essential and highly toxic metal listed by USEPA and the European Water
Framework Directive as a priority pollutant. It is present in the environment mainly as Tl (I) …

The frequent occurrence of thallium (Tl) in surface water has led to the imposition of strict
environmental regulations. The need for an overview of effective and feasible technology to …

Chronic exposures to heavy metals via tobacco smoking and professional exposure may
increase the risk of head and neck cancer, although the epidemiologic evidence is limited by …

It is well known that thallium (Tl) is a non-essential and toxic metal to human health, but less
is known about the geo-environmentally-induced Tl pollution and its associated health …