tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post3797498514636007835..comments2024-01-30T19:45:36.648+11:00Comments on Lounge of the Lab Lemming: Shrill smokescreens and radioactive bananasC W Mageehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09706100504739548720noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-37886498213698621972006-12-07T21:33:00.000+11:002006-12-07T21:33:00.000+11:00Dude, what a great paper. I was amazed that the e...Dude, what a great paper. I was amazed that the entire first page of a science paper was given over to describing the method- only then did I notice the date. Back in 1964, Science still published science, as opposed to conclusions and pretty pictures like today.<br /><br />Anyway, a few thoughts...<br /><br />Firstly, the paper notes that smokers have high urine contents. This requires the C W Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706100504739548720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-17502925965432028202006-12-07T02:43:00.000+11:002006-12-07T02:43:00.000+11:00From my response to your comment at motd:
http://...From my response to your comment at motd:<br /><br />http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/143/3603/247<br /><br />Polonium-210, which emits alpha particles, is a natural contaminant of tobacco. For an individual smoking two packages of cigarettes a day, the radiation dose to bronchial epithelium from Po210 inhaled in cigarette smoke probably is at least seven times that from background Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-68223803143901830552006-12-06T18:32:00.000+11:002006-12-06T18:32:00.000+11:00Fixed an arithmatic error in the banana.Fixed an arithmatic error in the banana.C W Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706100504739548720noreply@blogger.com