title: Antimony content of macrofungi from clean and polluted areas.
abstract: Species of macrofungi (mushrooms) were collected from clean areas and analyzed for their antimony content. These were compared to species collected from extremely polluted areas in the vicinity of a lead smelter and on mine and slag dumps. Antimony content was determined using long-term instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA). Ectomycorrhizal and terrestrial saprobic macrofungi were examined. Antimony content of macrofungi from the clean areas was mostly less than 100 microg kg(-1) (dry mass). The highest concentrations (units of mg kg(-1)) were found in various species of the ectomycorrhizal genera Chalciporus and Suillus. Antimony contents of macrofungi growing in the polluted areas were considerably higher. The highest content was found in a single collection of Chalciporus piperatus (1,423 mg kg(-1)).
authors.affiliation: Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Mineral Resources, Charles University, Albertov 6, CZ-12843 Prague 2, Czech Republic. jan.borovicka@myko.cz
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Borovicka
authors.forename: Zdenek
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Randa
authors.forename: Emil
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jelínek
mesh_terms: D000965:Antimony / Q000032:analysis*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D005658:Fungi / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D000965:Antimony