Quote Originally Posted by Throbert McGee View Post
... making up a lie about Po-210 would create a totally unnecessary and expensive public health crisis for the UK -- because the sweat, urine, and feces of a polonium-poisoned individual are more hazardous to hospital workers and acquaintances than the bodily excretions of a thallium-poisoned person.
not quite. Difference between external emitters and internal emitters. Externally, Po210 is very low risk. Alpha particles can't even go through a piece of paper. Not even through skin. Internally, very serious problem. Commercial antistatic brush contains Po210. Relatively safe. Antistatic Brushes