Environment
Chernobyl Radiation Slows Decomposition of Vegetation in Red Forest
Mysteriously delayed decomposition of trees, fallen leaves and plant matter in the Red Forest around the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster suggest that the microbes responsible for the breakdown of organic matter in the region have suffered some form of radiological damage, according to new research.
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