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Studies Concerning Heavy Metals Bioaccumulation of Wild Edible Mushrooms from Industrial Area by Using Spectrometric Techniques

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The aim of this work was to determine the heavy metal content of the fruiting bodies of four species of wild edible mushrooms and their respective substrates. The samples were collected from Dambovita County, Romania, at various distances from of a metal smelter, to asses the concentration of Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Se and Cd in the wild edible mushrooms and their substrate using Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) spectrometry together with Flame Atomic Absorption (FAAS) spectrometry. A quantitative evaluation of the relationship of element uptake by mushrooms from substrate was made by calculating the coefficient accumulation (Ka). A high accumulation of Zn (Ka range 1.01 to 2.01) was observed in mushrooms growing in the vicinity of the metal smelter.

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This work was supported by CNCSIS—UEFISCSU, project number PNII—IDEI 624/2008 and CNMP project number PNII—PARTENERIATE 72.172/2008.

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  1. Faculty of Sciences and Arts, Sciences Department, Valahia University of Targoviste, Unirii Street, 130082, Targoviste, Romania

    Cristiana Radulescu, Claudia Stihi & Ion V. Popescu

  2. Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnologies, Environmental Engineering Department, Valahia University of Targoviste, Unirii Street, 130082, Targoviste, Romania

    Gabriela Busuioc

  3. Multidisciplinary Research Institute For Sciences and Technologies, Valahia University of Targoviste, Unirii Street, 130082, Targoviste, Romania

    Anca Irina Gheboianu & Ion V. Popescu

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Radulescu, C., Stihi, C., Busuioc, G. et al. Studies Concerning Heavy Metals Bioaccumulation of Wild Edible Mushrooms from Industrial Area by Using Spectrometric Techniques. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 84, 641–646 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-010-9976-1

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