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Contents of metals in some wild mushrooms

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The concentrations of 7 metals (lead, cadmium, manganese, copper, nickel, silver, and chromium) were determined in 32 different species of wild mushrooms. The mushroom samples, which have been using for food and some medical purposes, were collected from Konya, an Inner Anatolian region of Turkey. The highest metal concentrations were determined as 39 mg/kg Pb and 3.72 mg/kg Cd in Trichaptum abietinum 467 mg/kg Mn in Panaeolus sphinctrinus, 326 mg/kg Cu in Trametes versicolor, 69.4 mg/kg Ni in Helvella spadicea, 6.97 mg/kg Ag in Agaricus campestris, and 84.5 mg/kg Cr in Phellinus igniarius. The maximum contents are 1.52, 2.22, and 60.2 mg/kg in Pleurotus eryngii (for Pb), Amanita vaginata (for Cd), and Helvella leucomelana (for Cu), respectively. These results were compared according to the WHO/FAO standard.

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    Hasan Hüseyin Doĝan, Murad Aydin Şanda & Celaleddin Öztürk

  2. Department of Soil, Agricultural Faculty, Selcuk University, 42031, Konya, Turkey

    Refik Uyanöz & Ümmühan Çetin

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Doĝan, H.H., Şanda, M.A., Uyanöz, R. et al. Contents of metals in some wild mushrooms. Biol Trace Elem Res 110, 79–94 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1385/BTER:110:1:79

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