Tag: Plutonium

According to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, everyone is exposed to very low levels of plutonium in the environment, including minuscule amounts that may be present in food and water. These trace levels primarily originate from fallout from historical nuclear weapons testing and occasional accidental releases, not from modern agricultural practices.

Despite the dangerous viral memes suggesting an absurdly high energy content, the truth is that plutonium, a highly toxic and radioactive heavy metal, contains zero dietary calories for human consumption. The energy it possesses is nuclear, not nutritional, and attempting to 'consume' it would be a catastrophic health hazard.