Assertion: polonium | /r/HasProperty | toxic
Facets:
value: extremely
type: DEGREE
value: chemically
type: MANNER
value: as hydrogen cyanide
type: OTHER
value: with poisoning effects
type: OTHER
value: to humans
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in very small amounts
type: OTHER
value: generally
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Polonium is toxic to humans, even in very small amounts.
text: However, it is an extremely toxic substance and must be handled with great care.
text: Polonium is a highly toxic element.
text: Polonium generally is considered toxic only if taken internally (breathing, eating, through an open wound).
text: The introduction states that "[b]esides being radioactive, polonium is extremely toxic".
text: If polonium is chemically toxic, then the mechanism of the toxicity should be described, if known.
text: Seeing as polonium is also toxic when ingested and most of us eat more than we smoke, the cherries reference is definitely relevant, and the source is a scientific journal
text: How could anybody possibly know (or care) whether polonium is chemically toxic "with poisoning effects analogous with tellurium", given that the LD50 of tellurium is 20 mg/kg, meaning that a fatal dose for an adult human would be more than a gram, whereas nanogram quantities of polonium will kill you by its radiation?
text: Polonium is highly unstable, radioactive and toxic.
text: Polonium is highly unstable, radioactive and toxic.
text: Polonium is extremely toxic and highly radioactive.
text: The introduction states that "[b]esides being radioactive, polonium is extremely toxic".
text: If polonium is chemically toxic, then the mechanism of the toxicity should be described, if known.
text: Polonium is very toxic and radioactive; polonium can be lethal.
text: It is extremely toxic and highly radioactive.
text: With an LD50 of < 1 microgram, Polonium is extremely toxic.
text: Weight for weight, polonium is approximately 2.5 × 1011 (250 billion) times as toxic as hydrogen cyanide.
text: Polonium is highly unstable, radioactive and toxic.
text: It is so toxic and radioactive that exposure to very small amounts can be fatal.
text: Intact skin is enough to stop the damaging particles, so polonium 210 is only toxic if it is ingested or inhaled.
text: However, it is an extremely toxic substance and must be handled with great care.
text: However, it is an extremely toxic substance and must be handled with great care.
text: However, it is an extremely toxic substance and must be handled with great care.
text: Polonium is a highly toxic element.
text: Polonium 210 is not used in nuclear medicine and is considered highly toxic.