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Published online 8 May 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020506-1
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Fungus catches radioactive fallout
Understanding how mushrooms mop up radioactive waste suggests clean-up strategies.
Edible mushrooms can mop up radioactive pollution because one of their pigments captures elements such as caesium, say chemists in France1. Radioactive caesium is a large component of waste from nuclear power stations.
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