Determination of thallium in biological samples by thermal neutron activation analysis and low-level beta-counting

A procedure is described for the determination of thallium in complex biological matrices by thermal neutron activation analysis employing substoichiometric extraction of thallium(I) with 2-mercaptobenzothiazole (2-HMBT) at a pH of 7.5 into chloroform, and low-level beta-counting.     

Simultaneous determination of thallium,silver and gold in urine by flame and graphite-furnace atomic absorption spectrometry after extraction of the iodide complexes as ion-pairs with tri-n-octylamine

A simple, rapid and sensitive atomic absorption spectrometric method is described for the determination of thallium, silver and gold in urine. The metals are extracted as their iodide complexes with tri-n-octylamine into n-butyl acetate and are determined either by direct nebulization of the extract into an air/acetylene flame, or by graphite-furnace atomic absorption spectrometry with the L'vov platform. Detection limits for thallium, silver and gold in urine by flame and graphite-furnace spectrometry are: 65, 1.5; 15, 0.3; 30, 0.6×10 ^?9 M, respectively. The graphite-furnace method is suitable for the detection of thallium, silver and gold in the urine of occupationally exposed and unexposed persons.     

可溶性有机质对污染土壤中铊迁移行为的影响

目的 为了查明可溶性有机质（DOM）对土壤中污染元素铊赋存形态的影响,方法 采用形态分级提取方法,将土壤中的铊重金属分成酸可交换态、铁锰氧化物结合态、有机质结合态和残留态4组分,并采用Elan 6100型ICP-MS质谱仪测定各组分中铊的质量浓度.结果 DOM可降低酸可交换态的Tl,增加铁锰氧化物结合态和有机质结合态Tl的百分含量,但对残留态Tl的百分含量没有明显影响.因此,DOM可降低铊在土壤中的活动性,从而改变了铊在土壤中的迁移行为.结论 可溶性有机质（DOM）自身的络合（螯合）能力及其吸附特性是改变重金属铊形态分布的主要因素.     

环境领域铊元素的分析技术研究进展EI北大核心CSCD

铊是一种剧毒的蓄积性重金属元素。伴随着含铊矿物资源的开发利用,铊向环境中的迁移已不容忽视,环境铊污染事件时有发生。铊的分析技术对铊污染的防治具有重要意义。环境领域铊的分析技术近年来也有了新的发展。重点对环境水体、土壤、大气中铊元素分析技术的近期发展进行了综述。在电感耦合等离子体-质谱(ICP-MS)、石墨炉原子吸收光谱(GF-AAS)法为主流分析手段的同时,随着铊新型富集技术的应用以及仪器性能的提升,环境铊分析技术呈现出高灵敏、高稳定性的趋势。针对环境领域铊元素分析技术的发展,提出环境样品铊的化学及赋存形态分析、铊的在线监测、与铊高效富集技术的联用以及环境固体废物中铊的分析是其重要的发展方向。     

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Thermal decomposition of an intimate mixture of thallium(I) perchlorate and chromium(III) oxide revealed that chromium(III) oxide lowers the decomposition temperature of thallium(I) perchlorate and is oxidized into hexavalent state to give thallium(I) dichromate. The thermal decomposition was followed by constant temperature heating, thermogravimetry and differential thermal analysis. The reaction products were characterized by chemical analysis, X-ray diffraction and infrared spectral measurements.     

EQCM Study of the Couple Thallium(I)/Thallium Amalgam at a Thin Film Mercury Electrode

EQCM and voltammetric data show that thallium(I) ions, which are adsorbed in the region of the positive surface charge, most probably, in the form of the ionic pairs, are not reduced. In this potential region, thallium(I) ions are reduced directly from the solution. At more negative potentials, the previously adsorbed stable ionic pairs slowly undergo transition into the less stable form. From this form, thallium(I) ions can be reduced or desorbed into the solution. The process is best described by a model of one electron, i.e., full charge transfer.     

Preparation and Characterisation of a New Thallium(I) Uranate(VI), Tl4UO5

A new thallium(I) uranate(VI) of composition Tl₄UO₅ was isolated and characterised by X-ray, i. r. and chemical analyses. The compound dissociated into thallium(I) oxide and Tl₂UO₄ on heating to 230°C and its subsequent thermal behaviour depended on the volatilisation and oxidation characteristics of the thallium(I) oxide released.     

Extraction separation and electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometric determination of thallium in some sulfide minerals.

A method for thallium determination in some sulfide minerals (sphalerite, galena, orpiment and realgar) by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry has been proposed. Mineral samples were dissolved in a mixture of HNO3 and HCl. The effect of interfering elements (Zn, Pb and As) on the determination of Tl in the investigated minerals was studied. These investigations show that it is not possible to determine thallium directly from solutions obtained by dissolution of minerals in mineral acids, because these matrix elements tend to decrease the absorbance of thallium. Also, it was found that the investigated minerals contain iron that tends to increase the absorbance of thallium. Therefore, a method for extraction of thallium with isoamyl acetate from 10 mol/l HCl media was proposed. In these conditions, Zn, Pb and As remain in the inorganic phase, but iron and thallium are extracted into organic phase. Reextraction of iron from the organic layer was performed with 4 mol/l H2SO4. The determination of thallium was performed in the organic phase using Pd as modifier. The investigated sulfide minerals originated from different mines from the Republic of Macedonia. The relative standard-deviation range was between 2.20 to 3.92%. The detection limit of the method (calculated as 3SD of the blank) was found to be 0.05 microg/g.     

Spectrophotometric determination of thallium after its extraction as an ion-pair of the chloro-complex and pyronine G

A sensitive and selective procedure for the spectrophotometric determination of thallium is described. The method is based on the formation of an ion-pair between [TlCl(4)](-) and the pyronine G cation in chloride-containing acid media. The ion-pair is extracted into benzene and permits the determination of as low as 0.3 mug of thallium in a final volume of 25 ml at 530 nm. The system obeys Beer's law in the concentration range 1-14 mug of thallium in a final volume of 25 ml. Potassium iodate was found to be highly effective for the oxidation of Tl(I) to Tl(III) and the presence of excess oxidant does not interfere. The method can be used for the determination of thallium in high purity cadmium, cadmium sponge and rock samples.     

Thallimetric oxidations-VI Titrimetric and spectrophotometric methods for the determination of phosphite and analysis of binary mixtures of phosphite and oxalate

Titrimetric and spectrophotometric methods have been developed for the estimation of phosphite at mmole and mumole levels, respectively. Thallium(III) is used as an oxidant and the thallium(I) produced is determined either oxidimetrically with potassium bromate or by measurement of the absorbance of thallium(III) at 260 nm in the presence of 0.1 M hydrochloric acid and 1 M perchloric acid. Based on the fact that phosphite and oxalate are oxidized under different conditions, methods are described for the analysis of binary mixtures of phosphite and oxalate. A method is also described for estimation of thallium(III) with phosphite as reluctant, and is applied for analysis of mixtures of thallium(I) and thallium(III).     

电感耦合等离子体质谱法快速测定尿、血液和头发中的铊含量

采用电感耦合等离子体质谱法快速测定了尿、血液和头发中的铊含量。以^115In作内标,方法检出限为0．0055ng·mL^-1（3δ）,标准曲线范围为1～1000ng·mL^-1（r=0．9998）,相对标准偏差为2．8％（n=10）,加标回收率在94％～104％之间。     

Studies with dithizone : Part 26. The interaction of thallium(III) with solutions of dithizone in organic solvents

The strong oxidising capacity of thallium(III) dominates its reaction with solutions of dithizone (H₂Dz) in organic solvents. When carbon tetrachloride is used as solvent, the unstable thallium(III) complex Tl(HDz)³ is found in the organic phase but it very quickly disproportionates to the thallium(I) complex [Tl(HDz)], and bis-1,5-diphenylformazan-3-yl-disulphide. This reaction is notably faster in chloroform, in which thallium(I) dithizonate is the first identifiable product. In contact with an acidic aqueous phase, thallium(I) dithizonate is reverted to regenerate dithizone in the organic phase and Tl⁺ ions appear in the aqueous phase. Organic solutions of the disulphide disproportionate spontaneously by first-order kinetics to give an equimolar mixture of dithizone and the mesoionic compound, 2,3-diphenyl-2,3-dihydrotetrazolium-5-thiolate: this change is much slower in carbon tetrachloride than in the more polar chloroform and is catalysed by both Tl⁺ and Tl³⁺. If thallium(III) is present in excess, the mesoionic compound is the principal oxidation product of the dithizone although a dication may also be formed. The mesoionic compound does not react with thallium(I) but forms a water-soluble 2:1 complex with thallium(III); partition of this complex into the organic phase is uninfluenced by chloride ions. Because of the large number of competing reactions, the composition of the reaction mixture at any stage of the reaction between thallium(III) and dithizone depends on the relative concentrations of the components, the order in which they are brought together, the time elapsed after mixing, the pH of the aqueous phase, and the nature of the organic solvent.     

重金属铊在环境介质中的分布及其迁移行为

铊是剧毒重金属元素,它在自然界中是典型的稀有分散金属。环境介质中铊的自然本底值较低,但随着铊矿床的开发和铊资源的广泛应用,岩矿石中的铊在自然力或人为作用下向环境介质中迁移。综述了铊在岩（矿）石、土壤、水体、动植物和人体中的分布,以及在上述环境介质及大气中的迁移行为。研究表明,人类活动是导致环境介质中铊含量增加的主要原因。铊在环境介质中的迁移是反复循环的复杂过程,通过风化、溶解、淋滤、吸收、沉降、固结等方式在环境介质中循环往复,从而危害环境生态和人体健康。铊污染应引起人们的普遍重视。     

Spectrophotometric determination of bismuth in concentrates and non-ferrous alloys by the iodide method after separations by diethyldithiocarbamate and xanthate extraction

A method for determining 0.0001-1% of bismuth in copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc and nickel sulphide concentrates is described. After sample decomposition, bismuth is separated from matrix and other elements, except lead and thallium(III), by chloroform extraction of its diethyldithiocarbamate complex, pH 11.5-12.0, from a sodium hydroxide medium containing citric acid, tartaric acid, EDTA and potassium cyanide as complexing agents. Following back-extraction of bismuth into 12M hydrochloric acid and reduction of thallium to the univalent state, bismuth is separated from co-extracted lead and thallium by chloroform extraction of its xanthate from a 2.5M hydrochloric acid-tartaric acid-ammonium chloride medium. Bismuth is then determined spectrophotometrically, at 337 or 460 nm, as the iodide. Interference from lead, which is co-extracted in mug-amounts as the xanthate and causes high results at 337 nm, is eliminated by washing the extract with a hydrochloric acid solution of the same composition as the medium used for extraction. The proposed method is also applicable to lead-, tin- and copper-base alloys.     

铊污染及其生态健康效应

对铊污染及其生态效应，包括铊的地球化学特性、环境分布状况、生理毒性和人体慢性铊中毒的症状作了简要综述，分析了铊污染的来源，提出了铊污染的防治对策。     

Studies in atomic-fluorescence spectroscopy--VIII. Atomic fluorescence and atomic absorption of thallium and mercury with electrodeless discharge tubes as sources

Atomic-fluorescence measurements, with microwave-excited electrodeless discharge tubes as sources of excitation, are described for thallium and mercury. The limits of detection by atomic fluorescence are 0.12 ppm for thallium and 0.08 ppm for mercury; the corresponding limits by atomic absorption (using the same instrument and source) are 6 and 10 times as great. The preparation, operation and spectral characteristics of thallium and mercury discharge tubes are described and comparisons are made with a thallium hollow cathode lamp and thallium and mercury spectral discharge lamps.     

A Prussian blue-based reactive electrode (reactrode) for the determination of thallium ions

A reactive electrode (reactrode) made of Prussian blue (PB), graphite and paraffin can be used for a selective determination of thallium ions down to a concentration of 2 · 10^–8 mol 1^–1. The working principle of the reactrode is that thallium ions can be pumped into Prussian blue during alternating oxidation-reduction cycles. After a preconcentration of thallium ions in PB, the voltammetric determination follows as usually in anodic stripping voltammetry, i.e. the thallium ions are reduced to thallium metal which is subsequently oxidized to give the anodic stripping signal. The peculiarity of the Prussian blue-thallium system is that the thallium ions are situated in the holes of the PB matrix. When reduced to metallic thallium, they are substituted by potassium ions. Cd²⁺, Fe³⁺, Zn²⁺, Cu²⁺ and Ni²⁺ do not interfere up to a hundredfold excess, NH₄⁺ does not interfere up to a thousandfold – and Bi³⁺ up to tenfold excess. The interference by Pb²⁺ can be suppressed with EDTA.     

Application of analyses on the basis of characteristic mass: Determinations of indium, silver and thallium in drainage sediment and geochemical samples

When Pd and EDTA ammonium salt are used as a common matrix modifier, the establishment of a common furnace programme for the determinations of indium, silver and thallium would greatly simplify routine analysis. The continuous determination of indium, silver and thallium by the analyses on the basis of characteristic mass and the graphite furnace with the V-shaped boat is described. The possibility of the proposed method for application to continuous determination of indium, silver and thallium in real sample is discussed. The continuous determination of indium, silver and thallium in drainage sediment and geochemical samples by the analyses on the basis of characteristic mass is carried out and the results of sample analyses are in good agreement with the expected values.     

Determination of Thallium in Antarctic Snow by Means of Laser Induced Atomic Fluorescence and High Resolution Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry

Abstract

Measurements of thallium levels in Antarctic snow samples collected in an area surrounding the Italian Station at Terra Nova Bay in different campaigns have been performed without preconcentration by means of Laser Induced Atomic Fluorescence Spectroscopy (LIAF) as well as by High Resolution Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (HR ICP-MS).

The data obtained by both methods compare favourably and are of the order of tenths of pg/g. The data is discussed taking into account the effect of the marine aerosol and the crustal contribution to the thallium content in samples.