pond alga to help up nuclear waste

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Removal of nuclear wastes, which are left behind in the nuclear reactors, is a hazardous task and requires professional handling depending on the radioactivity it might produce and also entails hours of reprocessing to keep it away from extreme exposures. To handle this clear-up process in a far more natural and hazard-free manner, a new study regarding freshwater pond algae might prove to be very helpful. Researchers from Northwestern University and Argonne National Laboratory have seen that common freshwater algae is gifted among other things with a remarkable ability to remove strontium 90 (Sr-90), a major waste component from existing nuclear waste.
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