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Nah, when gamma photon is absorbed it doesn't matter whether its energy will be used for fungal metabolism or converted to heat right away. And in case of gamma
by mbq 13y ago
Nah, when gamma photon is absorbed it doesn't matter whether its energy will be used for fungal metabolism or converted to heat right away. And in case of gamma absorption rate mostly depends on mass density, so fungi will be likely as good as water. Concrete not only absorbs more radiation for the same thickness but is far more stable than anything alive.
- TheZenPsycho 13y agowhat about the toxicity of the water as a result of being exposed to radiation, versus the toxicity of the fungi?
- yongjik 13y agoI'm not a nuclear scientist, but I can't think of any way pure water may become "toxic" due to exposure to radiation (instead of dissolving radioactive materials, which would definitely be a problem). Maybe excessive neutron radiation could build up tritium, but that already sounds like a stretch. (Most radioactive elements don't emit neutron spontaneously.)