http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/04/05/3-creative-tools-for-nuclear-cleanup-algae-rust-and-bacteria/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/04/05/3-creative-tools-for-nuclear-cleanup-algae-rust-and-bacteria/#comment-26346 shubhendu Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:56:37 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=27706#comment-26346 nice post!...the 'green-rust' thing was great, didnt know about it, Thanks...and am slightly pessimistic because of exactly what you're concerned too-its high reactivity! Read the Algae paper by Krejci's group, the 'Nature' news-and-views post, and am wondering if it has made us hopeful...against all odds! Wrote about it here: http://corescience.blogspot.com/2011/04/algae-could-help-clean-up-nuclear.html nice post!…the ‘green-rust’ thing was great, didnt know about it, Thanks…and am slightly pessimistic because of exactly what you’re concerned too-its high reactivity!
Read the Algae paper by Krejci’s group, the ‘Nature’ news-and-views post, and am wondering if it has made us hopeful…against all odds!
Wrote about it here:
http://corescience.blogspot.com/2011/04/algae-could-help-clean-up-nuclear.html

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/04/05/3-creative-tools-for-nuclear-cleanup-algae-rust-and-bacteria/#comment-26345 London escort Wed, 06 Apr 2011 11:27:41 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=27706#comment-26345 Hope everything turns out well! I doubt algae can withstand radioactivity for too long! Hope everything turns out well! I doubt algae can withstand radioactivity for too long!

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/04/05/3-creative-tools-for-nuclear-cleanup-algae-rust-and-bacteria/#comment-26344 Mike Wed, 06 Apr 2011 11:00:59 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=27706#comment-26344 Depends on the half life of the radioactive stuff that is getting dumped in the sea Depends on the half life of the radioactive stuff that is getting dumped in the sea

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/04/05/3-creative-tools-for-nuclear-cleanup-algae-rust-and-bacteria/#comment-26343 Sally Wed, 06 Apr 2011 02:09:04 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=27706#comment-26343 Everyday's coverage on news about Fukushima radioactive leakage only adds our worries and anxieties. What is most urgent is to suggest ways that can really help. The tools may seem promising, but too far fetched "Not So Fast"! As the waste water with high radioactive elements continues to flow into the sea, shall we ask if it is still safe to consume seafood from that area of the sea? Everyday’s coverage on news about Fukushima radioactive leakage only adds our worries and anxieties. What is most urgent is to suggest ways that can really help. The tools may seem promising, but too far fetched “Not So Fast”! As the waste water with high radioactive elements continues to flow into the sea, shall we ask if it is still safe to consume seafood from that area of the sea?

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/04/05/3-creative-tools-for-nuclear-cleanup-algae-rust-and-bacteria/#comment-26342 amphiox Tue, 05 Apr 2011 20:59:40 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=27706#comment-26342 Most strains of E. coli are harmless, and some live symbiotically in human intestines. Only a few strains are health hazards. So it's going to depend on the particular strain. Most strains of E. coli are harmless, and some live symbiotically in human intestines. Only a few strains are health hazards. So it’s going to depend on the particular strain.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/04/05/3-creative-tools-for-nuclear-cleanup-algae-rust-and-bacteria/#comment-26341 Diane Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:12:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=27706#comment-26341 Sound promising but long term and containment must be studied thoroughly. E.coli is known health risk, how will it be prevented from escaping into water supply. Same for the green rust, what effects will it have on environment. It is one thing to come up with natural or unnatural ways of containing nuclear materials. It is quite another to make the situation even worse. KUDOS by the ton for researchers finding these amazing things. Be very careful when implementing. Even though I would be sorely tempted to unleash everything in Fukushima right now. Sound promising but long term and containment must be studied thoroughly. E.coli is known health risk, how will it be prevented from escaping into water supply. Same for the green rust, what effects will it have on environment. It is one thing to come up with natural or unnatural ways of containing nuclear materials. It is quite another to make the situation even worse. KUDOS by the ton for researchers finding these amazing things. Be very careful when implementing. Even though I would be sorely tempted to unleash everything in Fukushima right now.

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