Polonium is one of many chemicals found in cigarettes. |
(Other chemicals found in cigarettes are listed on the left:
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Polonium is an extremely rare radioactive metalloid
element. It is chemically similar to tellurium and bismuth
and occurs in
uranium
ores. Polonium had
been investigated for possible use in heating spacecraft.
Health Concerns: Polonium is a highly radioactive
(alpha-particle emitter) and toxic element that is very dangerous to
handle. Even in milligram or microgram amounts,
polonium-210 is very dangerous to human health. Damage occurs
from energy absorption into
tissues
from alpha particles. A quantity of polonium is approximately
2.5 x 1011 times as toxic as the same quantity of hydrocyanic acid.
Note that the list of chemicals included
in this section (see the list on the left) is not a complete list of
all the substances found in cigarettes, cigars, and other tobacco products. |
This section includes some of the chemicals
found in cigarettes (listed on the left-hand side of this page).
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