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by amluto 2469 days ago
Cesium (in the +1 state) appears to be barely toxic at all. Wikipedia puts its LD50 around that of sodium. Cesium metal is extraordinarily dangerous, but it’s so reactive that none of it will survive long enough to get anywhere near the ground.
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Yea it's Cesium 137 that everyone worries about and it comes from splitting uranium.