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Author(s) -
Erin E. Dooley
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.119-a288b
Subject(s) - carcinogen , hazardous waste , toxicology , waste management , environmental science , environmental chemistry , chemistry , biology , engineering , organic chemistry
C BI P ol ym er s Gel Tackles Tohoku Waste CNN reports Japanese officials are using a product called DeconGel to clean up areas contaminated by the March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.1 The product is applied as a liquid to surfaces contaminated by hazardous chemicals or radiation and then dries into a gel that can be peeled off, taking contaminants with it. DeconGel has been used to clean up polychlorinated biphenyls, mercury, chromium, beryllium, and radioactive materials. Although the product can’t neutralize radioactivity—no product can— its developer claims it can reduce labor and disposal costs.2
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