Newly-discovered waste-eating bacteria could help in nuclear waste disposal

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"Extremophile" bacteria have been found thriving in soil samples from a highly alkaline industrial site in Peak District of England. Although the site is not radioactive, the conditions are similar to the alkaline conditions expected to be found in cement-based radioactive waste sites. The researchers say the capability of the bacteria to thrive in such conditions and feed on isosaccharinic acid (ISA) make it a promising candidate for aiding in nuclear waste disposal... Continue Reading Newly-discovered waste-eating bacteria could help in nuclear waste disposal 

Section: Environment 

Tags: Bacteria, Nuclear, Radioactivity, University of Manchester, Waste 
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