Artificial and natural radioactivity in edible mushrooms from Sao Paulo, Brazil

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 113, Issue , 2012, Pages 150-154

  de Castro, L P ^a   Maihara, V A ^a   Silva, P S C ^a   Figueira, R C L ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cesium; Mushroom; Natural radionuclides; Potassium; Radium isotopes

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; AGARICUS; EDIBLE MUSHROOM; ENVIRONMENTAL BIOMONITORING; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; HIGH CAPACITY; HUMAN HEALTH; MUSHROOM; NATIONAL LEGISLATION; NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL RADIONUCLIDES; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; NATURAL RADIONUCLIDES; PLEUROTUS SP; RADIUM ISOTOPES; SAO PAULO , BRAZIL; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TOXIC ELEMENTS;

CESIUM; FALLOUT; HEALTH RISKS; POTASSIUM; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY; RADIUM;

FUNGI;

CESIUM 137; POTASSIUM 40; RADIUM 226; RADIUM 228;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; CESIUM ISOTOPE; EDIBLE SPECIES; FALLOUT; HEALTH RISK; LEGAL SYSTEM; MUSHROOM; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; RADIUM ISOTOPE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ACCURACY; AGARICUS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL RADIOACTIVITY; BRAZIL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EDIBLE MUSHROOM; FOOD ANALYSIS; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; LENTINULA; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; PLEUROTUS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIOACTIVITY; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE;

AGARICALES; BRAZIL; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; POTASSIUM RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL];

AGARICUS; BASIDIOMYCOTA; CRUSTACEA; LENTINULA; PLEUROTUS;

EID: 84863208622     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2012.05.028     Document Type: Article

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