News Headline

Fungi can be used as biomonitors for assessing radioactivity in our environment

Source
Phys.org

Publication Date
2017-07-14

Radioactive contamination is the unwanted presence of radioactive substances in the environment. The environment is contaminated by naturally occurring and anthropogenic radionuclides, unstable isotopes of an element that releases radiation as it decomposes and becomes more stable These radionuclides can be transferred throughout the food chain until reaching humans, comprising a potential health risk.

Content
https://phys.org/news/2017-07-fungi-biomonitors-radioactivity-environment.html