Heavy metals intake by cultured mushrooms growing in model system

Environ Monit Assess. 2013 Oct;185(10):8393-7. doi: 10.1007/s10661-013-3181-8. Epub 2013 Apr 17.

Abstract

Micro element and heavy metal contents of mushrooms were determined by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES). It was seen an increase in the heavy metal contents (except Cu and Zn) of the mushrooms until the second dose. A decrease was seen in heavy metal intake of the mushroom in the application of the third dose. The highest accumulation occurred from the upper soils treated with the second dose. Amounts of Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb and Zn, which were accumulated in the mushroom after the application of this dose, were detected as 5.7, 23.1, 75.7, 62.8 and 99.3 ppm, respectively.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Agaricales / chemistry*
  • Agaricales / metabolism
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Metals, Heavy / analysis*
  • Metals, Heavy / chemistry
  • Models, Biological
  • Soil / chemistry
  • Soil Pollutants / analysis*
  • Soil Pollutants / metabolism
  • Spectrophotometry, Atomic

Substances

  • Metals, Heavy
  • Soil
  • Soil Pollutants