Closterium moniliferum, one type of micro algae that live in fresh water, has the potential to clean up nuclear waste that dissolves in water. The potential is described by scientists at Northwestern University in Evanston Illinois, Minna Krejci, in the event the American Chemical Society in Anaheim, California.
According to Krejci, algae are capable of cleaning waste of Strontium-90, one of the most dangerous nuclear waste and has a half-life of 30 years. Closterium moniliferum will filter Strontium-90 from water, accumulate in the cell was called the vacuole and mengendapkannya in crystalline form.
There are many challenges to realizing that potential. First, nuclear reactor waste and radioactive material was accidentally come out richer in calcium than strontium. This complicates the accumulation strobnsium into algal cells without having to accumulate klasiumnya. “We need a method for selecting a highly selective and efficient,” said Krejci. Read the rest of this entry »
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