Clean nuclear with plants or mushrooms?

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    Is there anyway to clean nuclear contamination with plants or mushrooms?
     
  2. Daniel Mosquin

    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    One study:

    Phytoremediation of Chernobyl Contaminated Land

    And to quote from the abstract:

    National Science Digital Library has an overview (with some success stories), though no peer-reviewed papers are referenced:

    Phytoremediation
     

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