Radium-226 and Polonium-210 in Leaf Tobacco and Tobacco Soil
- 20 November 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 146 (3647) , 1043-1045
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.146.3647.1043
Abstract
Contents of radium-226 and polonium-210 in leaf tobacco and tobacco-growing soils vary with the source. The differences may result from production locality, culture, and curing. The polonium seems to be not entirely derived from the radium; plants probably take it up from the soil or air.Keywords
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