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Polonium

Known as: Polonium [Chemical/Ingredient] 
Polonium. A radioactive element that is a member of the chalcogen family. It has the atomic symbol Po, atomic number 84, and the atomic weight of the… 
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1986
1986
Lung Cancer: Is the Increasing Incidence Due to Radioactive Polonium in Cigarettes?
This paper presents clinical, experimental, and epidemiologic evidence to help explain the rapidly increasing incidence of… 
1977
1977
Coprecipitation and electrodeposition of polonium from sea water.
Polonium can be electrodeposited onto carbon rods directly from acidified seawater, stripped from the rods, and autoplated onto… 
1974
1974
Polonium radioactivity in certain mid-water fish of the Eastern Temporal Pacific.
Natural radioactive /sup 210/Po activities of nine food organisms of tunas were determined. These measurements included… 
1974
1974
Rapid accumulation of plutonium and polonium on giant brown algae.
Abstract Young blades of the giant brown marine alga Macrocystis, are shown to be potential monitors of rapid changes in coastal… 
1970
1970
DECAY STUDIES OF NEUTRON-DEFICIENT ISOTOPES OF ASTATINE, POLONIUM, AND BISMUTH
Alpha particle and gamma ray studies were made of the decay of neutron-deficient isotopes of astatine, polonium, and bismuth… 
Review
1966
Review
1966
Autoradiographic studies of the distribution of polonium-210 in mice after a single intravenous injection.
SummaryThis short-term autoradiographic study has been undertaken to give survey distribution patterns of all organs and tissues… 
1964
1964
INVESTIGATIONS OF THE COLLOIDAL PROPERTIES OF POLONIUM-210 SOLUTIONS BY USING MOLECULAR FILTERS.
Polonium is recognized to be multivalent and amphoteric, and to exist frequently in a colloidal state. At the time the biological… 
Review
1964
Review
1964
PATHOLOGY OF ORALLY ADMINISTERED POLONIUM.
Pathologic and hematologic effects of intravenously administered polonium-210 have been reviewed, described, and discussed… 
1961
1961
Degradation of dry deoxyribonucleic acid by polonium alpha-particles.
Thin films of desoxyribonucleic acid were irradiated with alpha particles from polonium, and their physical properties were… 
Highly Cited
1960
Highly Cited
1960
Lead-210 and Polonium-210 in Grass
Evidence is presented that suggests that a large part of the alpha activity observed in certain samples of grass may originate as…