Fungi Have A Hand In Depleted Uranium's Environmental Fate
Monday, May 5, 2008 - 07:28
in Physics & Chemistry
Fungi may have an important role to play in the fate of potentially dangerous depleted uranium left in the environment after recent war campaigns, according to a new report in Current Biology. Fungi can "lock" depleted uranium into a mineral form that may be less likely to find its way into plants, animals, or the water supply.
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