210Po bioaccumulation by mushrooms from Poland

Journal of Environmental Monitoring Pub Date: 2003-07-21 DOI: 10.1039/B304881K

Abstract

The paper presents results on 210Po activity concentration measured in mushroom samples collected in northern Poland (Bia?ogard and Elbl?g areas). Among 20 species of wild mushrooms, King Bolete (Boletus edulis), accumulated 210Po in the highest degree. Therefore this species of higher mushrooms is an excellent bioindicator for 210Po radioactivity in the land environment. Finally, the effective dose of polonium emission was calculated for a consumer of King Bolete. Wild mushroom consumption contributed up to 37 μSv to the effective dose in an individual consuming about 5 kg (fresh weight) of heavily contaminated Boletus edulis species per year.

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