How sunflowers can save us from nuclear radiation | As pretty as they are to look at, sunflowers also have some hidden superpowers! These flowers have an efficient mechanism to absorb toxic
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Nuclear Age Peace Fn on Twitter: "Our monthly newsletter is named after the sunflower, a flower of hope which actually absorbs radiation. Subscribe to our sunflower monthly newsletter here to get all
![After the 1986 nuclear accident at Chernobyl. scientists planted sunflowers nearby to help absorb toxic metals and radiation from contaminated ponds and soil. The same method was used again in 2011 at Fukushima. - ) After the 1986 nuclear accident at Chernobyl. scientists planted sunflowers nearby to help absorb toxic metals and radiation from contaminated ponds and soil. The same method was used again in 2011 at Fukushima. - )](https://imageproxy.ifunny.co/crop:x-20,resize:640x,quality:90x75/images/18be43636a538bd582e225e5f7ac251296743daec89b345bd4486a93d9becf4e_1.jpg)
After the 1986 nuclear accident at Chernobyl. scientists planted sunflowers nearby to help absorb toxic metals and radiation from contaminated ponds and soil. The same method was used again in 2011 at Fukushima. - )
The Luzonian MSEUF Lucena - Did you know that sunflowers can help clean radioactive soil? Sunflowers are what environmental scientists call hyperaccumulators-- plants that have the ability to take up high concentrations
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Sunflower inflorescences absorb maximum light energy if they face east and afternoons are cloudier than mornings | Scientific Reports
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