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Re:Smoking has long-term effects on the immune system by gottebp on Friday February 16, 2024 @01:35PM (#39401116)
Radioactive Polonium-210 is the most potent carcinogen within tobacco, and it is not intrinsic to the plant. It is a result of past use of phosphate fertilizer [0].

[0] https://www.epa.gov/radtown/radioactivity-tobacco

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