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Uptake and elemental distribution of radiosilver 108mAg and radiocesium 137Cs in shiitake mushrooms (Lentinula edodes)

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The bioconcentration factors for radiosilver (108mAg) and radiocesium (137Cs) for shiitake mushrooms from an artificially contaminated sawdust substrate were found to be 0.11 and 3.8, respectively. The main fraction of radiosilver was found in the stalk rather than the cap, whereas radiocesium accumulated mostly in the cap of the shiitake mushroom. The location of radiocesium inside the cap was analyzed by autoradiography, and the location of stable silver by LA-ICP-MS imaging. Furthermore, a method for semi-quantification of stable silver and cesium for organic solid samples was developed as an addition to the mostly qualitative autoradiography.

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A.W. gratefully acknowledges financial support by the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU) in the form of a Promotionsstipendium (No. 20017/484). We gratefully acknowledge the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) for support in the form of financing of the LA-ICP-MS unit (419819104).

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Weller, A., Zok, D. & Steinhauser, G. Uptake and elemental distribution of radiosilver 108mAg and radiocesium 137Cs in shiitake mushrooms (Lentinula edodes). J Radioanal Nucl Chem 322, 1761–1769 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-019-06778-1

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