title: Soil-dependent uptake of 137Cs by mushrooms: experimental study in the Chernobyl accident areas.
abstract: The influence of agrochemical properties of forest soils and growth conditions on 137Cs aggregated transfer factors from soil to different species of forest mushrooms have been analysed. Statistically significant correlations between 137Cs soil to mushroom aggregated transfer factors and agrochemical soil properties have been revealed. The experimental data show that 137Cs aggregated transfer factors depend on the mushroom's trophic group, biological family, genus and species. They also strongly depend on forest soil properties and their values can be estimated with the use of multiple regression equations constructed from agrochemical soil parameters which most closely correlate with the 137Cs transfer parameters for particular mushroom groups.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene, St. Petersburg, Russia.
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Kaduka
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Shutov
authors.forename: G Ya
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Bruk
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Balonov
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Strand
mesh_terms: D000363:Agaricales / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000528:radiation effects; D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D047852:Chernobyl Nuclear Accident; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry; D011847:Radioactive Fallout / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D014455:Ukraine
chemical_list: D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes; D011847:Radioactive Fallout; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive