Researchers Produce Alcohol From Radioactive Crops
Researchers in Ukraine have developed a method to produce apple brandy from crops that exceed radiation limits. Sunflowers, wheat, rye, and barley were found to absorb excessive radioactivity. The distillation process effectively removes the radioactivity from the final alcohol product. In one instance, a local distillery used apples collected from a second exclusion zone to create schnapps.
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SRF 4 News
“Sonnenblumen hingegen nehmen zu viel Radioaktivität auf. Auch Weizen, Rocken und Gerste lagen knapp über dem ukrainischen Grenzwert für Lebensmittel. Als die Forscher daraus jedoch Alkohol herstellten, war die Radioaktivität weg.”
SRF 4 News
“Als die Forscher daraus jedoch Alkohol herstellten, war die Radioaktivität weg. Das brachte sie auf eine Idee, Apfelschnaps zu brennen.”
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