Quantifying of highly radioactive and radiotoxic polonium-210 intake from cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.): impacts of different smoking and vaporization techniques.

ABSTRACT: This study investigates the radiation dose that humans receive from naturally occurring uranium-series radionuclides, with a focus on alpha-emitting polonium-210 (²¹⁰Po), which has a half-life of 138.4 days. Polonium is efficiently absorbed by living organisms and is estimated to contribute approximately 7% of the total effective dose from ingested natural internal radiation. The primary source of atmospheric ²¹⁰Po is the decay of radon-222 (²²²Rn), which precipitates onto land and water surfaces, including crops. In Cannabis sativa, ²¹⁰Po accumulates primarily through direct deposition on leaf surfaces and from fertilizers, particularly phosphate fertilizers. This study examined 10 samples of dried hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) legally available in

SUBMITTER: Wieczorek J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11534889 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature