The International Journal of Phytoremediation has issued a retraction for a 2013 article suggesting algae could shield against gamma radiation better than lead.
Sadly, such an innovation was not to be — the editors have pulled the paper, saying:
We are now cognizant that there are issues with the data and determinations made within the manuscript that cannot be corrected through a corrigendum.
The paper is now covered by a dizzying watermark. (The first page can be seen here.)
Here’s more from the retraction for “Shielding Property of Natural Biomass Against Gamma Rays”, authored by a group of professors at Amasya University, Aksaray University, and Suleyman Demirel University in Turkey:
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