Uptake and accumulation of 137Cs by upland grassland soil fungi: a potential pool of Cs immobilization
Dighton, J.; Clint, G.M.; Poskitt, J.. 1991 Uptake and accumulation of 137Cs by upland grassland soil fungi: a potential pool of Cs immobilization. Mycological Research, 95 (9). 1052-1056. 10.1016/S0953-7562(09)80545-5
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Reports of high concentrations of fallout radiocaesium in basidiomycete fruit bodies after the Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident and speculation that fungi could be long-term 137Cs accumulators led us to ask if fungi could be long-term 137Cs accumulators. We used six common upland grassland species to try to estimate their importance in the immobilization of 137Cs. Uptake of Cs by these species ranged from 44 to 235 nmol Cs g−1d.w. h−1. Efflux studies indicate that more than 40% of the Cs taken up is bound within the hyphae. We estimate that the fungal component of the soil could immobilize the total radiocaesium fallout received in upland grasslands following the Chernobyl accident.
Item Type: | Publication - Article |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | 10.1016/S0953-7562(09)80545-5 |
Programmes: | CEH Programmes pre-2009 publications > Other |
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas: | _ Pre-2000 sections |
ISSN: | 0953-7562 |
Additional Keywords: | radioecology |
NORA Subject Terms: | Ecology and Environment |
Date made live: | 12 Mar 2013 09:23 +0 (UTC) |
URI: | https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/21316 |
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