Living Organisms Take Up Uranium from their Environment

Friday, August 5, 2016 - 08:01 in Biology & Nature

To gain insights into the risks associated with uranium mining and processing, U.S. Geological Survey scientists are investigating how uranium moves into and up food chains. USGS scientists found that living organisms can take up uranium into their tissues under a broad variety of water quality conditions. This knowledge may help regulators better safeguard the […]

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