Galván-Arzate S, Santamaría A
Department of Neurochemistry, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Mexico, DF, Mexico.
Toxicol Lett. 1998 Sep 30;99(1):1-13. doi: 10.1016/s0378-4274(98)00126-x.
Thallium (T1+) is a toxic heavy metal which was accidentally discovered by Sir William Crookes in 1861 by burning the dust from a sulfuric acid industrial plant. He observed a bright green spectral band that quickly disappeared. Crookes named the new element 'Thallium' (after thallos meaning young shoot). In 1862, Lamy described the same spectral line and studied both the physical and chemical properties of this new element (Prick, J.J.G., 1979. Thallium poisoning. In: Vinkrn, P.J., Bruyn, G.W. (Eds.), Intoxication of the Nervous System, Handbook of Clinical Neurology, vol. 36. North-Holland, New York. pp. 239-278).
铊（Tl+）是一种有毒重金属，1861年由威廉·克鲁克斯爵士在燃烧硫酸工厂的粉尘时意外发现。他观察到一条亮绿色光谱带，该光谱带很快消失。克鲁克斯将这种新元素命名为“铊”（源自希腊语thallos，意为嫩枝）。1862年，拉米描述了同样的光谱线，并研究了这种新元素的物理和化学性质（Prick, J.J.G., 1979.铊中毒。见：Vinkrn, P.J., Bruyn, G.W.（编），《神经系统中毒》，《临床神经病学手册》，第36卷。北荷兰，纽约。第239 - 278页）。
