title: Radioactivity in mushrooms, mosses and soil samples of defined biotops in SW Bavaria-two years after "Chernobyl".
abstract: Mushrooms, the moos/grass layer and soil samples have been collected in autumn 1987 from two sites in SW-Bavaria in continuation of a former investigation (Elstner et al. 1987). There were still relatively high amounts of137Cs and134Cs in all samples. The ratio137Cs/134Cs changed according to the different half-life times of the two radioisotopes, indicating in nearly all cases the Chernobyl accident as source. The distribution of the radioisotopes within the mushroom populations shows considerable variation, even within the same species and location. Besides137Cs,134Cs and40K no other radioisotopes were detected.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Botanik und Mikrobiologie der Technischen Universität München, Arcisstrasse 21, D-8000, München 2, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Elstner
authors.affiliation: Strahlenbiologisches Institut der Universität München, Schillerstrasse 42, D-8000, München 2, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fink
authors.affiliation: Institut für Botanik und Mikrobiologie der Technischen Universität München, Arcisstrasse 21, D-8000, München 2, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Höll
authors.affiliation: Strahlenbiologisches Institut der Universität München, Schillerstrasse 42, D-8000, München 2, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lengfelder
authors.affiliation: Institut für Botanik und Mikrobiologie der Technischen Universität München, Arcisstrasse 21, D-8000, München 2, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ziegler
keywords: 40K; Cesium isotopes; Chernobyl; Mushrooms