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Title: Carcinogenic risk of lead-210 and polonium-210 in tobacco smoke: a selected, annotated bibliography

Abstract

This bibliography is concerned with the possible carcinogenic risk to man from the presence of lead-210 and polonium-210 in tobacco smoke. It includes a data base on such topics as background levels of lead-210 and polonium-210 in tobacco and tobacco smoke, tobacco plant uptake of lead-210 and polonium-210 from soil, metabolic models, and dose estimates. This data base should be of interest to those concerned with assessing the health effects resulting from the emanation of radan-222 from natural and technologically enhanced sources.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab., Tenn. (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
7092107
Report Number(s):
ORNL-5411
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-26
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; LEAD 210; CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION MONITORING; ROOT ABSORPTION; LUNGS; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATION DOSES; NICOTIANA; RADIONUCLIDE KINETICS; POLONIUM 210; TOBACCO; RADIOACTIVITY; TOBACCO SMOKES; BIBLIOGRAPHIES; INHALATION; MAN; METABOLISM; AEROSOLS; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; ANIMALS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BIOMASS; BODY; COLLOIDS; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DISPERSIONS; DOCUMENT TYPES; DOSES; ENERGY SOURCES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; INTAKE; ISOTOPES; LEAD ISOTOPES; MAMMALS; MONITORING; NUCLEI; ORGANS; PATHOGENESIS; PLANTS; POLONIUM ISOTOPES; PRIMATES; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOISOTOPES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; RESIDUES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SMOKES; SOLS; UPTAKE; VERTEBRATES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; 510302* - Environment, Terrestrial- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport- Terrestrial Ecosystems & Food Chains- (-1987); 560173 - Radiation Effects- Nuclide Kinetics & Toxicology- Plants- (-1987); 560171 - Radiation Effects- Nuclide Kinetics & Toxicology- Man- (-1987)

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Travis, C.C., Etnier, E.L., and Kirkscey, K.A. Carcinogenic risk of lead-210 and polonium-210 in tobacco smoke: a selected, annotated bibliography. United States: N. p., 1978. Web. doi:10.2172/7092107.
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Travis, C.C., Etnier, E.L., & Kirkscey, K.A. Carcinogenic risk of lead-210 and polonium-210 in tobacco smoke: a selected, annotated bibliography. United States. doi:10.2172/7092107.
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Travis, C.C., Etnier, E.L., and Kirkscey, K.A. Mon . "Carcinogenic risk of lead-210 and polonium-210 in tobacco smoke: a selected, annotated bibliography". United States. doi:10.2172/7092107. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/7092107.
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@article{osti_7092107,
title = {Carcinogenic risk of lead-210 and polonium-210 in tobacco smoke: a selected, annotated bibliography},
author = {Travis, C.C. and Etnier, E.L. and Kirkscey, K.A.},
abstractNote = {This bibliography is concerned with the possible carcinogenic risk to man from the presence of lead-210 and polonium-210 in tobacco smoke. It includes a data base on such topics as background levels of lead-210 and polonium-210 in tobacco and tobacco smoke, tobacco plant uptake of lead-210 and polonium-210 from soil, metabolic models, and dose estimates. This data base should be of interest to those concerned with assessing the health effects resulting from the emanation of radan-222 from natural and technologically enhanced sources.},
doi = {10.2172/7092107},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1978},
month = {Mon May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1978}
}
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