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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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2007
2007
Why is polonium simple cubic and so highly anisotropic?
Using the state-of-the-art ab initio electronic structure calculations, we explain why alpha-Po prefers the simple cubic… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Anion control over interpenetration and framework topology in coordination networks based on homoleptic six-connected scandium nodes.
Reaction of ScX3 (X=NO3-, CF3SO3-, ClO4-) with 4,4'-bipyridine-N,N'-dioxide (L) affords topologically distinct six-connected… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Exposure of workers in mineral processing industries in Brazil.
2001
2001
Human absorption and retention of polonium-210 from caribou meat.
The gastrointestinal (GI) absorption factors and the biological retention times for polonium were determined for a group of 14… 
1969
1969
The thermal volatilisation of caesium-137, polonium-210 and lead-210 from in vivo labelled samples.
Thermal losses of polonium-210 and lead-210 from caribou bone and of caesium-137 and polonium-210 from reindeer muscle have been… 
1966
1966
Polonium 210 in tobacco, cigarette smoke, and selected human organs.
Since Polonium 210 may be one of the causes of lung cancer a study was undertaken to determine its level in filtered and… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
Distribution of polonium-210 in pulmonary tissues of cigarette smokers.
Concentrations of the alpha-particle-emitting radioactive element polonium was measured in various pulmonary tissues of smokers… 
1961
1961
Low-level polonium and radiolead analysis.
Methods are described for low-level Po2lo and Pb210 analysis of amounts up to 1 1. volume of urine, 10-20 g of bone, 50-60 g… 
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… 
1959
1959
Alpha irradiation of parts of single cells in tissue culture. III. Irradiation of chick fibroblasts during metaphase and anaphase.
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