MERCURY AND METHYL MERCURY IN HIGHER FUNGI AND THEIR RELATION WITH THE SUBSTRATA IN A CINNABAR MINING AREA
MERCURY AND METHYL MERCURY IN HIGHER FUNGI AND THEIR RELATION WITH THE SUBSTRATA IN A CINNABAR MINING AREA
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DOI:
10.1016/0045-6535(84)90065-1
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
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影响因子:
8.8
通讯作者:
BALDI, F
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作者:
BARGAGLI, R;BALDI, F
Specimens (195) of higher fungi and their substrata collected in the Hg mining area of M. Amiata and around Siena (central Italy), were analyzed for their total Hg content. Wood decomposers and many species of mycorrhizal fungi accumulated the metal at a very low rate; some mycorrhizal species and all the humus decomposers may accumulate up to 100 .mu.g/g-1 dry weight of Hg and in the least contaminated sites, up to 63 times as much Hg as the substratum. In mineralized areas the concentration factor rarely exceeded 1. The methyl mercury content of 35 spp. (almost all edible), ranged between 0.01 and 3.7 .mu.g/g-1 dry weight. The possible significance of these findings and the toxicological implications for local consumers are considered.