Need a reference source

["K. K. S. Pillay" <s_pillay@lanl.gov>]

Friends:

I have gathered the following data with the help of input from several of on this list server two yaers ago.  Could you identify a (or more) referenceable source of these data?


Also, I would appreciate your adding or correcting the information I have below.
Thanks

Sam Pillay
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Is Plutonium the most toxic substance known?


Substance				Lethal Dose (mg)		Death in

Ingested:
Botulism toxin			0.00005			hours to days
nicotine				60-100			seconds to days
aflatoxin (in mushrooms)		 0.01			hours to days
aconitine (in flowers)		1-2			hours
strychnine			100-200			hours
cyanide			200			minutes
plutonium			6000			> 15 years

In blood:
snake poison			0.005-1			hours to days
plutonium				2			> 15 years

Inhaled:
nerve gas				1			hours
cadmium vapors		90			hours
plutonium			5			> 15 years

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K. K. S. Pillay
mailto:s_pillay@lanl.gov