Polonium-210

Polonium-210

• Highly radioactive
• Toxic if it enters the body by eating, breathing or through a wound
• Occurs naturally and is present in the environment in low concentrations
• Releases a great deal of energy
• Was discovered by Marie Sklodowska-Curie and Pierre Curie in 1898
• Historically called radium F, is very hard for doctors to identify

Source: IAEA