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Ecology and Environmental protection technologies

June 6, 2025; Bologna, Italy: VII International Scientific and Practical Conference «RICERCHE SCIENTIFICHE E METODI DELLA LORO REALIZZAZIONE: ESPERIENZA MONDIALE E REALTÀ DOMESTICHE»


SORPTION PROPERTIES OF TERRESTRIAL PLANTS FOR CERTAIN RADIONUCLIDES


DOI
https://doi.org/10.36074/logos-06.06.2025.051
Published
21.08.2025

Abstract

Experimental studies have shown a high degree of purification of aquatic environments contaminated with soluble forms of radionuclides, making the development of aquaphytodecontamination technologies based on this approach highly promising.

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