radioactive waste

Fracking waste is radioactive and endangers human health – there is NO safe way to dispose of it

February 13, 2018 -

Posted by David Williams

(Natural News) Hydraulic fracturing – more commonly known as fracking – may still be legal in many states across the U.S., but there’s no denying that it’s a highly controversial practice. In the state of Colorado, which has issued strict guidelines regarding disposal of waste water from fracking sites, has now ruled that the waste is far […]

in: Environment, Fracking, Toxic Water

Scientists propose using yeast to clean up radioactive waste sites in a safe, cost-effective and eco-friendly manner

January 10, 2018 -

Posted by Earl Garcia

(Natural News) Yeast may hold potential as a safe and cost-effective material for cleaning up large volumes of acidic radioactive liquid wastes, experts reported in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology. The scientists explained that yeast contains strong properties that could withstand radiation emitted from radioactive sites, which continue to contaminate the environment following the end of the Cold War era. […]

in: Heavy metals & toxic elements, radiation, Toxic chemicals, Toxic ingredients, Toxic Water

Japan to “drop tanks” full of Fukushima nuclear waste directly into the ocean

May 8, 2017 -

Posted by Amy Goodrich

(Natural News) Following a major earthquake in March 2011, a 15 meter-high tsunami ravaged the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Though the reactors immediately shut down after the quake, the giant wave that hit Fukushima’s shores disabled the emergency generators that power and operate the pumps that cool the reactors. The insufficient cooling resulted in […]

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