How to respond a crime scene contaminated with radioactive material? by Éva Kovács-Széles, István Almási, Ákos Balaskó, Csaba Bíró, Károly Bodor, Csilla Csöme, Izabella Kakuja, Zsuzsanna Kreitz, Kornél Papp, Csaba Tóbi, József Volarics

“…The most famous is the so-called ‘Litvinenko case’, in which a Russian intelligence officer was poisoned with polonium in 2006. In addition to the international cases, however, radioactive material is also found in Hungary time-to-time during home searches. …”
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Determining the Absorbed Dose of Alpha Radiation due to Inhalation Radon Gas and Its Derivatives in Human Lung Using MCNPX 2.6.0 Simulation Model by Jafari et al. In Khorasan Razav... by Farhad Mohmmad Jafari, Javad Bahmani

“…Results: The investigations show that polonium-210 (210Po), as one of the radon derivatives with long life, has the most annual effective absorbed dose in the human lung and as a result can cause the most damage to the living tissue of the alveolar air cells in comparison with the other radon derivatives. …”
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Laboratory studies of halogen-containing and organic species of atmospheric importance by Wagner, K

“…The construction of two ion sources, one employing a cartridge of polonium-210 and the other a simple discharge, as well as an electrostatic ion guide, is described. …”

Biochemical parameters of blood in cows in latent course of leptospirosis by V. I. Holovakha, A. O. Slyusarenko, O. S. Petrenko, N. I. Suslova

“…Significant changes from the side of the hepatobiliary system in infested cows for the antibody titer kabura equaling 1:100, polonica 1:200, ballum 1:100, szvajzak 1:100–1:200, bratislava 1:800 and in animals for the titers kabura of 1:100–1:200; polonium 1:100; szvajzak 1:100–1:200; ballum 1:100; bratislava 1:100–1:200. …”
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Discovering <em>Penicillium polonicum</em> with High-Lytic Capacity on <em>Helianthus tuberosus</em> Tubers: Oil-Based Preservation for Mold Management by Abdulaziz A. Al-Askar, Ehsan M. Rashad, Khalid M. Ghoneem, Ashraf A. Mostafa, Fatimah O. Al-Otibi, WesamEldin I. A. Saber

“…A new blue mold (<i>Penicillium polonium</i>) was recorded for the first time on JA tubers. …”
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Environmental evaluation of radioactivity levels and associated radiation hazards in groundwater around the WIPP site by Rong He, Steven Liaw, Meng Zhou, Xiao-Dong Zhou, Hongmei Luo

“…Concentrations of natural radionuclides polonium (Po), thorium (Th), uranium (U), and radium (Ra) isotopes were measured in groundwater samples collected from different locations in the vicinity of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) site in Carlsbad, New Mexico. …”
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Realizing a design for a cloud chamber cooled by thermoelectric modules by Larson, Michael (Michael K.), S.B. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Supernova neutrinos and measurement of liquid scintillator backgrounds in SNO+ by Wang, JS

“…By performing a bismuth-polonium (BiPo) coincidence study throughout the period, the ²³⁸U and ²³²Th chain, which are important backgrounds to 0νββ, concentrations in the scintillator have been measured to be (4.6 ± 1.2)×10⁻¹⁷ g/g and (4.8 ± 0.9)×10⁻¹⁷ g/g, respectively. …”

Cancer mortality in relation to monitoring for radionuclide exposure in three UK nuclear industry workforces. by Carpenter, L, Higgins, C, Douglas, A, Maconochie, N, Omar, R, Fraser, P, Beral, V, Smith, P

“…Cancer mortality in 40,761 employees of three UK nuclear industry facilities who had been monitored for external radiation exposure was examined according to whether they had also been monitored for possible internal exposure to tritium, plutonium or other radionuclides (uranium, polonium, actinium or other unspecified). Death rates from cancer were compared both with national rates and with rates in radiation workers not monitored for exposure to any radionuclides. …”

Mortality of employees of the Atomic Weapons Establishment, 1951-82. by Beral, V, Fraser, P, Carpenter, L, Booth, M, Brown, A, Rose, G

“…Among workers who had a radiation record 3742 (40%) were also monitored for possible internal exposure to plutonium, 3044 (32%) to uranium, 1562 (17%) to tritium, 638 (7%) to polonium, and 281 (3%) to actinium. In these workers mortality from malignant neoplasms as a whole was not increased, but after a 10 year lag death rates from prostatic and renal cancers were generally more than twice the national average, these excesses arising in a small group of workers monitored for exposure to multiple radionuclides. …”

Scientific and Publishing Activities of National Libraries of Poland by Dubas Tetiana

“…The operate, in particular, in Ukraine, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, France, or Great Britain, where numerous poloniums are kept in historical collections and archives. …”
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