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Assessment of heavy metals in some wild edible mushrooms collected from Yunnan Province, China

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Eight heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Fe, Mn, Cd, Cr, Ni, and Pb) in 14 different wild-growing edible mushroom species (Coprinus comatus, Voluariella volvacea, Pleurotus nebrodensis, Hypsizigus marmoreus, Hericium erinaceus, Agrocybe aegerita, Lenfinus edodes, Collybia velutipes, Agaricus bisporus, Russula albida, Clitocybe conglobata, Pleurotus eryngii, Lepista sordida, and Pleurotus ostreatus) collected from Yunnan province, China, were determined by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry after microwave digestion. All element concentrations were determined on a dry weight basis. The ranges of element concentrations for copper, zinc, iron, manganese, cadmium, chromium, nickel, and lead were 6.8–31.9, 42.9–94.3, 67.5–843, 13.5–113, 0.06–0.58, 10.7–42.7, 0.76–5.1, and 0.67–12.9 mg/kg, respectively. In general, iron content was higher than other metals in all mushroom species. The levels of zinc, cadmium, and lead in some edible mushroom samples were found to be higher than legal limits. The relative standard deviations were found below 10%. The accuracy of procedure was confirmed by certified reference material.

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    Fangkun Zhu, Wenxiu Fan, Meiying Qiao, Hailing Hao & Xuejing Wang

  2. Xinke College, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, 453003, Xinxiang, People’s Republic of China

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Zhu, F., Qu, L., Fan, W. et al. Assessment of heavy metals in some wild edible mushrooms collected from Yunnan Province, China. Environ Monit Assess 179, 191–199 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-010-1728-5

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