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Thallium pollution associated with mining of thallium deposits

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Thallium pollution and poisoning have been found in mining districts of thalliuni deposits as a result of introduction of thallium into surface waters, soils, plants and human body owing to weathering and leaching of TI-rich ores and rocks left in the open air. Waters in these mining districts are divided into four types according to their T1 contents and concentration of less than 1×10-9 is proposed as thallium standard for drinking water.

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  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geochemistry, 350002, Guiyang, China

    Zhang Zhong, Zhang Baogui, Long Jiangping, Zhang Xingmao & Chen Guoli

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Project supported jointly by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.49571063) and Science and Technology Foundation of Guizhou Province (Grant No. 3035).

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Zhang, Z., Zhang, B., Long, J. et al. Thallium pollution associated with mining of thallium deposits. Sci. China Ser. D-Earth Sci. 41, 75–81 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02932424

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