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Determination of polonium-210 in cigarettes from Syria

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Various Syrian cigarettes /Hamra long filter, Oreidt, Granata, Palmyra, Hamra short filter/ were analyzed for their210Po content.210Po was precipitated on a silver plate after chemical separation and measured by α-spectroscopy. The concentration values found for210Po ranged between 0.02 and 0.08 pCi g−1.

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  1. Research Center Seibersdorf, Institute of Biology, A-2444, Seibersdorf, Austria

    D. K. Teherani

  2. Department of Radiation Protection, Syrian Atomic Energy Commission, Syria

    K. Batarekh

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Batarekh, K., Teherani, D.K. Determination of polonium-210 in cigarettes from Syria. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Letters 117, 75–80 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02165315

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