hello all i'm new to this forum.. first post...
anyway the reason i did join up here other than curiosity is because i have a major question that needs answering...
i'm in 10th grade and i have an upcoming science fair..
i was thinking of doing a biology project when it hit me...
is it possible to use radioactive elements as a catalyst for the decomposition of garbage?
since one of the properties of radioactive isotopes is that they destroy living tissues, therefore they may be used to increase the rate of garbage decomposing. or whatever the right term is...
i know you cant use this on all types of garbage... but you probably can on the ones that are made of cells( banana peels, bones etc....)
I was thinking that this would be a way of erasing a huge part of the "garbage" problem therefore the "pollution" problem...
so.. is this possible?
if it is, is it enviromentally friendly?
has anyone ever thought of this before?
am i crazy or is there logic in this?
thx for your future cooperation..
