Toxicity of Thallium at Low Doses: A Review

Beatrice Campanella, Laura Colombaioni, Edoardo Benedetti, Agostino Di Ciaula, Lisa Ghezzi, Massimo Onor, Massimo D’Orazio, Roberto Giannecchini, Riccardo Petrini and Emilia Bramanti
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Beatrice Campanella: National Research Council of Italy, C.N.R., Institute of Chemistry of Organo Metallic Compounds-ICCOM, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Laura Colombaioni: CNR Neuroscience Institute, Area della Ricerca CNR, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Edoardo Benedetti: Hematology Unit, Department of Oncology, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
Agostino Di Ciaula: International Society of Doctors for Environment (ISDE), 52100 Arezzo, Italy
Lisa Ghezzi: Department of Earth Sciences, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
Massimo Onor: National Research Council of Italy, C.N.R., Institute of Chemistry of Organo Metallic Compounds-ICCOM, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Massimo D’Orazio: Department of Earth Sciences, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
Roberto Giannecchini: Department of Earth Sciences, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
Riccardo Petrini: Department of Earth Sciences, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
Emilia Bramanti: National Research Council of Italy, C.N.R., Institute of Chemistry of Organo Metallic Compounds-ICCOM, 56124 Pisa, Italy

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 23, 1-6

Abstract: A mini review of the toxicity of Thallium (Tl) at low doses is herein presented. Thallium has severe toxicity. Although its acute biological effects have been widely investigated and are well known, its biological effects on human health and in cell cultures at low doses (<100 μg/L) due, for example, to Tl chronic exposure via consumption of contaminated water or foods, have often been overlooked or underestimated. Relatively few papers have been published on this topic and are herein reviewed to provide a focused scientific opinion in the light of current worldwide regulatory issues.

Keywords: thallium; emerging contaminant; low dose effects; human health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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