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Where Is Thallium Found?

James H. Sterling • • 6 min read
Where Is Thallium Found?

Sources of thallium
Thallium is found as a mineral in the elements crooksite, lorandite and hutchinsonite. It's also found as a trace element in iron pyrite and obtained from this ore by roasting the mineral. Small amounts of thallium are found in manganese nodules on the ocean floor.

Where is thallium most commonly found?

Thallium is found in several ores. One of these is pyrites, which is used to produce sulfuric acid. Some thallium is obtained from pyrites, but it is mainly obtained as a by-product of copper, zinc and lead refining. Thallium is also present in manganese nodules found on the ocean floor.

What foods contain thallium?

thallium levels (watercress, radish, turnip and green cabbage) were all Brassicaceous plants, followed by the Chenopods beet and spinach. At a thallium concentration of 0.7 mg/kg in the soil only green bean, tomato, onion, pea and lettuce would be safe for human consumption.

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