Talk:Polonium/Archive 1
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I added a bit about the naming of Polonium in the history section. Both her biography of Pierre and her dauther's biography of her specifically mention the naming of Polonium to cause attention to the plight of Poland, which was dominated by Russia and not recognized as a country. I bring it up because of some political controverys in the naming of new elements have come up, and I want to make it clear this is not new. It also links back to French attitudes towards her when a scandal broke out. [69.0.127.128]
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I editied out erronius data that was entered stating that PO is not dangerous to humans. I assume this was vandalization after the news of the death of Alexander Litvinenko, who was found with PO 210 in his body. 00:12, 25 November 2006 (KST)
Citation from main page: Of the 18 passed on to the HPA, three will now be checked for contamination by Polonium 210, the highly radioactive element believed to have killed the former agent who died at University College Hospital last week. end cit. Will we have to edit that every week, from now? Install a week counter? w.