Although ranging among the most expensive gourmet foods, it remains unclear whether
Burgundy truffles (Tuber aestivum) accumulate radioactivity at a harmful level comparable to …

Despite being one of the most expensive gourmet foods, it remains unclear if the iconic
White Truffle (Tuber magnatum Pico; hereinafter WT) accumulates radioactivity at harmful …

A considerable amount of data has been published on the accumulation of radiocaesium
(134 Cs and particularly, 137 Cs) in wild fungi since the first anthropogenically influenced …

Mushrooms can accumulate heavy metals in general, including radionuclides found in the
nature. However, little attention has been paid to the radioactive content of mushrooms …

Cortinarius caperatus grows in the northern regions of Europe, North America and Asia and
is widely collected by mushroom foragers across Europe. This study shows that in the last …

Samples of the edible mushroom Boletus edulis Bull. were studied to assess the risk for
human health related to their content of the artificial radionuclide 137Cs. Fresh B. edulis …

Previous studies have demonstrated that mushrooms, due to their ability to absorb
environmental elements and to grow in almost every habitat, can be heavily contaminated …

The radioactive contamination of edible mushrooms increases human health hazards,
especially in high mushroom collection intensity areas. Today only coarse-scale data with …

The aim of this study was to select species with higher potential to accumulate 137 Cs
among the available mushroom species, by determining the activity concentrations of 137 …

Wild-growing mushrooms are a complementary foodstuff, widely consumed as a delicacy, in
Italy. They are considered excellent bioindicators of environmental pollution and the …