Zeolite and Chernobyl

Zeolite was used during the Chernobyl disaster - a huge amount (500,000 tons) of zeolite was used in and around the Chernobyl reactors. It was used to decontaminate the reactors, people and the soil reducing Cs radiation as much as 95%. The majority of the zeolite was used for the construction of protective barriers and for agricultural applications in polluted areas. Children were fed cookies and biscuits laden with zeolite to help remove radiation from their bodies while dairy cows were also fed zeolite to remove radiation from their milk.