Evaluation of radioactivity in chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius) and health implications
摘要
The contamination, accumulation, spatial distribution, and potential health risk of 137Cs, 210Po, 210Pb, and 40K in chanterelles collected across Poland were examined using a validated methodology (gamma-ray and alpha-particle spectrometric measurements). The values of anthropogenic 137Cs activity concentration in mushrooms were between 118 and 1647. Bq∙kg−1 dry weight (dw), while for natural 40K from 1316 to 1895 Bq∙kg−1 dw. The activity concentrations of 210Po in chanterelles were between 2.23 and 8.57 Bq∙kg−1 dw and in forest topsoil between 11.4 and 83.0 Bq∙kg−1 dw. Corresponding values for 210Pb were 1.50–6.14 and 7.74–46.1 Bq∙kg−1 dw, respectively. An assessment of the annual radiation doses and cancer risk related to 137Cs, 40K, as well as 210Po and 210Pb (related to 238U series) consumed with chanterelle showed that 137Cs and 210Po give a similar risk, but 2–3 orders of magnitude higher than 40K and 210Pb.
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