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Uptake of radiocesium and alkali metals by mushrooms

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Various mushrooms and soils were analyzed for alkali metals and for radiocesium. The obtained concentration factors of the nonradioactive Cs for mushrooms are not significantly different from that for vascular plants, whereas in the case of radiocesium the values found were orders of magnitude higher. The different behaviour of natural and radioactive cesium may be due to their disequilibrium in the ecosystems. The irradiation of man due to ingestion of contaminated mushrooms cannot cause a significant health risk.

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  1. Nuclear Research Institute, 250 68, Řež, Czechoslovakia

    J. Horyna

  2. Institute for Mineral Raw Materials, 284 03, Kutná Hora, Czechoslovakia

    Z. Žanda

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Horyna, J., Žanda, Z. Uptake of radiocesium and alkali metals by mushrooms. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Letters 127, 107–120 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02164600

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