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Abstract Title:

Waking a sleeping giant: the tobacco industry's response to the polonium-210 issue.

Abstract Source:

Am J Public Health. 2008 Sep ;98(9):1643-50. Epub 2008 Jul 16. PMID: 18633078

Abstract Author(s):

Monique E Muggli, Jon O Ebbert, Channing Robertson, Richard D Hurt

Article Affiliation:

Nicotine Research Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.

Abstract:

The major tobacco manufacturers discovered that polonium was part of tobacco and tobacco smoke more than 40 years ago and attempted, but failed, to remove this radioactive substance from their products. Internal tobacco industry documents reveal that the companies suppressed publication of their own internal research to avoid heightening the public's awareness of radioactivity in cigarettes. Tobacco companies continue to minimize their knowledge about polonium-210 in cigarettes in smoking and health litigation. Cigarette packs should carry a radiation-exposure warning label.

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