ACCUMULATION OF RADIOCESIUM BY MUSHROOMS IN THE ENVIRONMENT: A LITERATURE REVIEW AND IMAGE GALLERY
Title: ACCUMULATION OF RADIOCESIUM BY MUSHROOMS IN THE ENVIRONMENT: A LITERATURE REVIEW AND IMAGE GALLERY
Author: Duff, M / Mary Ramsey, M
Reference: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 2006 Nov 05
Keywords: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; CONTAMINATION; IMAGES; MUSHROOMS; SAMPLING; SOURCE TERMS; CESIUM 137; BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION; CESIUM 134
Abstract: During the last 50 years, a large amount of information on radionuclide accumulators or ‘sentinel-type’ organisms in the environment has been published. Much of this work focused on the risks of food-chain transfer of radionuclides to higher organisms such as reindeer and man. However, until the 1980’s and 1990’s, there has been little published data on the radiocesium ({sup 134}Cs and {sup 137}Cs) accumulation by mushrooms. This presentation will consist of a review of the published data for {sup 134,137}Cs accumulation by mushrooms in nature. The review will consider the time of sampling, sample location characteristics, the radiocesium source term and other aspects that promote {sup 134,137}Cs uptake by mushrooms. This review will focus on published data for mushrooms that demonstrate a large propensity for use in the environmental biomonitoring of radiocesium contamination. It will also provide photographs and descriptions of habitats for many of these mushrooms to facilitate their collection for biomonitoring.
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