Heavy metals in edible Agaricus species, sources of contamination.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Sokół, Sławomir
- Source
- Acta Biologica Cracoviensia Series Botanica. 2014 Suppl. 2, Vol. 56, p75-75. 1/2p.
- Subject
- *POLLUTION
*ENVIRONMENTAL toxicology research
*HEAVY metals & the environment
*EFFECT of heavy metals on plants
*BASIDIOCARPS
*CULTIVATED mushroom
*FUNGI
ENVIRONMENTAL aspects
- Language
- ISSN
- 0001-5296
The article refers special researches citing issues of contamination of natural habitat directly associated with accumulation of heavy metals in basidiocarps of Agaricus species which is a genera of mushrooms. The issues including Radionuclid accumulation by wild edible basidiocarps fungi leads to environmental poisoning and absorbtion of Radioactive cesium by Agaricus species suggests to eat Agaricus carefully if grown in industrial region.