Published May 2, 1990 | Version v1
Journal article

Accumulation of 137Cs by mushrooms from Rogozno area of Poland over the period 1984-1988

  • 1. Lodz Technical Univ. (Poland). Inst. of Applied Radiation Chemistry
  • 2. Medical Academy of Lodz (Poland). Inst. of Environmental Research and Bioanalysis
  • 3. District Sanitary Epidemiological Station, Lublin (Poland)

Description

The concentration of naturally occurring 40K and 137Cs from fallout were determined in various mushrooms as well as in a few samples of forest soil from the same region over the period of 1984-1988. The 137Cs content in mushrooms before the reactor accident at Chernobyl was generally below 500 Bq kg-1 dry matter, except Paxillus involutus (2700 Bq kg-1). A remarkable increase of the 137Cs activity (up to ten times) was observed in 1986. For almost all examined species this activity remained basically at the same level for the next two years. No correlation between 40K and 137Cs in mushrooms was found. (author) 17 refs.; 2 figs

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
145
Journal Issue
1
Series
J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. ;Letters.
Journal Page Range
39-46
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCD