Polonium-210 Content of Human Tissues in Relation to Dietary Habit

@article{Hill1966Polonium210CO,  title={Polonium-210 Content of Human Tissues in Relation to Dietary Habit},  author={C. R. Hill},  journal={Science},  year={1966},  volume={152},  pages={1261 - 1262},  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:33510717}}
Concentrations of polonium-210, a natural fallout nuclide, in human placentas collected in northern Canada ranged up to 27.8 picocuries per 100 grains, or 80 times the average United Kingdom value.…
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