<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>We determined the elemental profile of 16 edible mushroom species from the Făget Forest, near Cluj-Napoca, and of 12 species from the Apuseni Mountains. One-way ANOVA showed no difference in the elemental content of mushrooms when the two regions were compared. Some species accumulated high amounts of trace elements, i.e. <italic>Boletus edulis</italic> (Ag, S, Zn), <italic>Macrolepiota procera</italic> (Cu), <italic>Lactarius volemus</italic> (Co), <italic>Russula emetica</italic> (Mn), <italic>Armillariella mellea</italic>, and <italic>Chantarellus cibarius</italic> (Cr). The cadmium content was the highest in the case of <italic>Leccinum scabrum</italic> and <italic>Boletus edulis</italic>. These two species presented elevated risk levels for all age-groups when they are consumed regularly.</p></abstract>

We determined the elemental profile of 16 edible mushroom species from the Făget Forest, near Cluj-Napoca, and of 12 species from the Apuseni Mountains. One-way ANOVA showed no difference in the elemental content of mushrooms when the two regions were compared. Some species accumulated high amounts of trace elements, i.e. Boletus edulis (Ag, S, Zn), Macrolepiota procera (Cu), Lactarius volemus (Co), Russula emetica (Mn), Armillariella mellea, and Chantarellus cibarius (Cr). The cadmium content was the highest in the case of Leccinum scabrum and Boletus edulis. These two species presented elevated risk levels for all age-groups when they are consumed regularly.

Elemental profile of edible mushrooms from a forest near a major Romanian city

Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Department of Environmental Science, 400193 Cluj-Napoca, Calea Turzii 4, Romania.

University of Debrecen, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, 4032, December, Egyetem tér 1., Hungary

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Agriculture and Environment

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We determined the elemental profile of 16 edible mushroom species from the Făget Forest, near Cluj-Napoca, and of 12 species from the Apuseni Mountains....

Elemental profile of edible mushrooms from a forest near a major Romanian city

Publié en ligne: 22 déc. 2015

Pages: 98 - 107

Reçu: 30 août 2015

Accepté: 28 sept. 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ausae-2015-0009

Mots clés
wild edible mushrooms, heavy metals, ICP-OES, trace elements

© 2015 Andreea R. Zsigmond et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Elemental profile of edible mushrooms from a forest near a major Romanian city

Publié en ligne: 22 déc. 2015

Pages: 98 - 107

Reçu: 30 août 2015

Accepté: 28 sept. 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ausae-2015-0009

Mots cléswild edible mushrooms, heavy metals, ICP-OES, trace elements

© 2015 Andreea R. Zsigmond et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
wild edible mushrooms, heavy metals, ICP-OES, trace elements