A Capsule for Removing Radioactive Contamination From Milk, Fruit Juices, Other Beverages
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 18:30
in Earth & Climate
Amid concerns about possible terrorist attacks with nuclear materials, and fresh memories of environmental contamination from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan, scientists today at the 243rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS) described development of a capsule that can be dropped into water, milk, fruit juices and other foods to remove more than a dozen radioactive substances.