radioactive strontium Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:26:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Green Algae Able to Eliminate Radioactive Strontium from Water and Nuclear Waste https://www.greenoptimistic.com/alga-radioactive-strontium-20110411/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/alga-radioactive-strontium-20110411/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:26:33 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=17943 Just like hound dogs sniffing around for burglars, Closterium moniliferum, an green alga that usually lives in ponds, could sniff and eliminate radioactive strontium 90 (Sr-90) from water and from existing nuclear waste. 80 million gallons of radioactive nuclear waste are already stored in the United States. The discovery has been made by Northwestern University and Argonne National Laboratory researchers.

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