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2. www.bbc.com › news › magazine-33678717Litvinenko: A deadly trail of polonium - BBC News

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   Jul 28, 2015 · The grainy black-and-white images show him walking out of frame as he entered the upmarket Millennium Hotel in Grosvenor Square in the heart of Mayfair. He drank tea that day laced with a lethal...

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3. news.sky.com › story › the-polonium-trail-how-didThe polonium trail: How did the poison used to kill Alexander ...

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   A satellite image of VNIIEF. Pic: Google maps. The reason for the security is Sarov is the headquarters of the former Soviet Scientific Research Institute of Experimental Physics. It is thought that the polonium-210 which killed Alexander Litvinenko came from the facility, which is known in the West under the acronym VNIIEF.

4. www.medicinenet.com › is_polonium_harmful_toIs Polonium Harmful to Humans? Poisoning Symptoms - MedicineNet

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   It can cause severe damage to internal organs, and even a micro amount equivalent to the size of a dust particle can be lethal. Ingesting just 50 ng or inhaling 10 ng of polonium can cause death. One gram of polonium-210 is sufficient to poison and can kill about 10 million people.

5. theconversation.com › litvinenko-poisoningLitvinenko poisoning: polonium explained - The Conversation

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   Jan 21, 2016 · Polonium’s chemical properties made it the ideal secret weapon for the assassins of Alexander Litvinenko.

6. www.aljazeera.com › news › 2013/11/6Polonium: A silent killer | Investigative News | Al Jazeera

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   Nov 6, 2013 · News | Investigative. Polonium: A silent killer. The element goes undetected by most radiation detectors but when it is found, it can leave a trail to its origin. A famous case of polonium...

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7. www.cnn.com › 2012/11/27 › healthWhat polonium does to the body | CNN

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   Nov 27, 2012 · About 45% of polonium ingested gets into the spleen, kidneys and liver, and 10% is deposited in the bone marrow. Radiation poisoning from polonium-210 looks like the end stage of cancer,...

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   Is polonium poisonous?

   • But, due to its radioactive volatility, it is extremely poisonous, with just one gram said to be enough to kill 50 million people and make another 50 million sick. Polonium is a metal but can be dissolved into a solution. Pic: Frank Machler/EPA/Shutterstock

   The polonium trail: How did the poison used to kill Alexander

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   Can a polonium poisoning be detected?

   • As for investigating a polonium poisoning, there are instruments that can detect low concentrations of polonium, Dallas said. But there’s also a background level of polonium found in nature, so if an alleged poisoning happened many years ago, the remaining quantity in the body may be close to the background level.

   What polonium does to the body | CNN

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   What happens if you eat polonium 210?

   • About 45% of polonium ingested gets into the spleen, kidneys and liver, and 10% is deposited in the bone marrow. Radiation poisoning from polonium-210 looks like the end stage of cancer, Dallas said. Liver and kidney damage ensue, along with extreme nausea and severe headaches. Victims often experience vomiting, diarrhea and hair loss.

   What polonium does to the body | CNN

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   Why did polonium 210 fail to detect radiation poisoning in hospital?

   • Suddenly, everything made sense. It explained the failure to detect radiation poisoning in hospital. Polonium-210 emits vast amounts of energy as alpha radiation but it hardly emits any gamma radiation at all. This is why the hospital tests with Geiger counters were negative.

   Litvinenko: A deadly trail of polonium - BBC News

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9. www.thelancet.com › journals › lancetPolonium-210 poisoning: a first-hand account - The Lancet

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   Jul 22, 2016 · In this report, we provide a first-hand account of the events leading to the diagnosis of 210 Po poisoning, as well as the detailed toxico-kinetics of the first documented case of lethal poisoning with polonium.