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Smokers absorb radiation from tobacco, site explains
Original: Tobacco – Smoking Cigarettes – Radiation Dose
Tobacco smoking exposes smokers to a measurable radiation dose, according to an explainer circulating online. Tobacco plants naturally take up radioactive polonium-210 and lead-210 from soil and fertiliser, and these isotopes are inhaled when cigarettes are smoked, depositing in the lungs. The discussion compares this everyday exposure with other man-made radiation sources, prompting debate over how well known the risk is.
Why now: The claim that cigarettes deliver radiation dose is surprising to many readers and challenges common assumptions about smoking risks.
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- Tobacco – Smoking Cigarettes – Radiation Dose · thunderbong · 11
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