Bioconcentration factors of mercury by Parasol Mushroom (Macrolepiota procera) |
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Authors: | Jerzy Falandysz Magdalena Gucia |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, University of Gdańsk, 18 Sobieskiego Str., 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland |
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Abstract: | To examine bioconcentration factors (BCFs) of mercury by Parasol Mushroom (Macrolepiota procera) roughly similarly sized (a cap diameter) fruiting bodies of this fungus and underlying soil (0–10 cm) samples were collected
at 15 sites in Poland between 1995 and 2003. The total mercury content of the individual caps and stipes of Parasol Mushroom
ranged from 0.05 to 22 mg Hg/kg dry matter (d.m.) and from 0.05 to 20 mg Hg/kg d.m., while the means were from 1.1 to 8.4
mg Hg/kg d.m. and from 0.83 to 6.8 mg Hg/kg d.m., respectively. The caps generally contained higher concentrations of mercury
when compared to stipes, and the means of the cap to stipe mercury concentration quotient ranged from 1.3 to 4.6. The range
of mercury concentration in topsoil samples collected at the sites where the fruiting bodies were collected was from 0.01
to 0.54 mg/g d.m. (means ranged from 0.022 to 0.36 mg/g d.m.). The BCFs factors for total mercury varied from 0.52 to 470
for individual caps and 0.52 to 360 for stipes, while average values, depending on the site, were from 16 to 220 and from
7.6 to 130 for caps and stipes, respectively. |
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Keywords: | Food Forest Fungi Wild food Soil |
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