Estimation of radioactivity in fungal fruit bodies of the genus Leccinum fungi collected in the area of Hibiny Mountains

Authors

  • Dmitry Ivanov Saint Petersburg State University, 7–9, Universitetskaya nab., Saint Petersburg, 199034, Russian Federation
  • Marina Efremova Saint Petersburg State Agricultural University, Peterburgskoe shosse, 2, Pushkin, 196601, Russian Federation

Abstract

The article reveals that concentration of 137Cs and other radioisotopes in the fungal fruit bodies of the Leccinum genus collected in the area of Hibiny Mountains is within the limits of the admissible values. The accumulation factors of 137Cs and 40К in the fungal fruit bodies depend on soil acidity. Changes in soil рНН2О from 5,40 up to 7,33 cause a decrease of the accumulation factors of radioisotopes in fungi by more than 7 times.

Keywords:

Leccinum, Birch mushrooms, Aspen mushrooms, Hibiny, artificial and natural radioisotopes, accumulation factor

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Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Series 3. Biology

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Published

2012-09-03

How to Cite

Ivanov, D., & Efremova, M. (2012). Estimation of radioactivity in fungal fruit bodies of the genus <em>Leccinum</em> fungi collected in the area of Hibiny Mountains. Biological Communications, (3), 52–59. Retrieved from https://biocomm.spbu.ru/article/view/3355

Issue

No. 3 (2012)

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Full communications

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