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Long-term transfer of 137Cs from soil to mushrooms in a semi-natural environment

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The radioactive contamination following the Chernobyl accident resulted in high concentrations of 137Cs in several mushrooms species. Mushroom samples were collected in a forest environment between 1986 and 2007 and the transfer of 137Cs to two edible species, Suillus variegatus and Cantharellus spp., was investigated. The 137Cs uptake by the collected samples did not decrease over time and in Cantharellus spp. a significant increase was observed. Most of the 137Cs in soil still appears to be available for uptake and radioactive decay of the radionuclide is likely the main factor for the reduction of 137Cs in a forest ecosystem.

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Mascanzoni, D. Long-term transfer of 137Cs from soil to mushrooms in a semi-natural environment. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 282, 427–431 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-009-0191-7

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