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Vodka from Chernobyl on its way to UK

Vodka from Chernobyl on its way to UK

FromNaked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast


Vodka from Chernobyl on its way to UK

FromNaked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast

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Length:
5 minutes
Released:
May 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

If you live in the UK, you should soon be able to drink vodka... from Chernobyl! Which might sound like a radioactive nightmare, but the stuff is - supposedly - completely safe to drink. Not only do radioactive particles get removed during the distillation process, there were few originally there at all - thanks to how well much of the environment around Chernobyl has recovered since the 1986 disaster. The project is the brainchild of researchers in Ukraine alongside environmental scientist Jim Smith from Portsmouth University. They've just distilled the first batch of their vodka, but... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Released:
May 19, 2021
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Probing the weird, wacky and spectacular, the Naked Scientists Special Editions are special one-off scientific reports, investigations and interviews on cutting-edge topics by the Naked Scientists team.