ArticleMetallomics : integrated biometal science2023
Thallium hyperaccumulation status of the violets of the Allchar arsenic-thallium deposit (North Macedonia) confirmed through synchrotron µXRF imaging.
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- Polyphenolic and Biogenic Volatile Organic Compound Profiles of Endemic Metallophytes From the Thallium-Rich Allchar Mining Area.Chemistry & biodiversity · 2026Article
- Trace element accumulation in bryophytes from Allchar (North Macedonia): contamination or genuine hyperaccumulation?Planta · 2026Article
- Surviving Allchar: arsenic and thallium tolerance and distribution in Viola metallophytes.Annals of botany · 2025Article
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The abandoned Allchar Mine in the Republic of North Macedonia is a globally unique deposit with the highest known grades of thallium (Tl) and arsenic (As) mineralization. We aimed to determine the distribution of As and Tl in whole dehydrated shoots of the three Viola taxa using synchrotron micro-X-ray fluorescence analysis. Additionally, soil and plant organ samples were collected from all three Viola taxa at the Allchar site and analysed using inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry. Concentrations of Tl were extremely high in all three Viola taxa (up to 58 900 mg kg-1), but concentrations of As were highly variable with V. tricolor subsp. macedonica and V. allchariensis having low As (up to 20.2 and 26.3 mg kg-1, respectively) and V. arsenica having the highest concentrations (up to 381 mg kg-1). The extremely high Tl in all three species is endogenous and not a result of contamination. Arsenic in V. tricolor subsp. macedonica and V. allcharensis is strongly affected by contamination, but not in V. arsenica where it appears to be endogenous. The pattern of As enrichment in V. arsenica is very unusual and coincides with Ca-oxalate deposits and Br hotspots. The results of this study could form the basis for more detailed investigations under controlled conditions, including plant dosing experiments.
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