Contamination of wild-grown edible mushrooms by heavy metals in a former mercury-mining area

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 815-827

  Árvay, Július ^a   Tomáš, Ján ^a   Hauptvogl, Martin ^a   Kopernická, Miriama ^a   Kováčik, Anton ^a   Bajčan, Daniel ^a   Massányi, Peter ^a  

^a SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN NITRA   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

contamination; heavy metals; mercury smelter; Wild edible mushrooms

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; FUNGI; HEALTH RISKS; HEAVY METALS; SMELTING; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EDIBLE MUSHROOM; EMISSION SOURCES; EUROPEAN UNION; FLAME ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; GRAPHITE FURNACES; POLYMETALLIC ORES; SUILLUS GREVILLEI; WILD EDIBLE MUSHROOMS;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; DRY MATTER; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EDIBLE SPECIES; FOOD CHAIN; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; MINING; MUSHROOM; POLLUTION MONITORING; PUBLIC HEALTH; WILD POPULATION;

SLOVAKIA;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; BOLETUS; CANTHARELLUS CIBARIUS; LACTARIUS QUIETUS; MACROLEPIOTA PROCERA; RUSSULA XERAMPELINA; SUILLUS GREVILLEI;

HEAVY METAL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

AGARICALES; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; METABOLISM; SLOVAKIA; SOIL POLLUTANT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AGARICALES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; METALS, HEAVY; SLOVAKIA; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

EID: 84926292865     PISSN: 03601234     EISSN: 15324109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2014.938550     Document Type: Article

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