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Radioactivity of Tabacco Smoke



>1. What is the radioactivity of tobacco smoke?

>I recall a lay article claiming that as its main

>carcinogen.



Tabacco contains Po-210 and Pb-210 which are significant

alpha emitters.  Smoking two packs of cigarettes a day leads

to a lung dose of 10.5 Rem per year.