Overkilling or Murder with Using Polonium 210
Vol.1,No.1(2010)
Article deals with Alexander Litvinenko assassination in November 2006. Basic chemical, physical and toxicological characteristics of 210 Po are reviewed. Typical symptoms of Acute Radiation Syndrome are explained together with detailed description of Litvinenko case report. Special attention is paid to the actual research on health risk of individuals accidentally exposed to polonium-210 during the incident.
Alexander Litvinenko; polonium 210; Acute Radiation Syndrome; ionising radiation; public health risk
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