Radiocaesium accumulation in myccorhizal fungi Lactarius rufus and Inocybe longicystis in upland Britain following the Chernobyl accident

Dighton, J.; Horrill, A.D.. 1988 Radiocaesium accumulation in myccorhizal fungi Lactarius rufus and Inocybe longicystis in upland Britain following the Chernobyl accident. Transactions of the British Mycological Society, 91 (2). 335-357. 10.1016/S0007-1536(88)80223-7

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Abstract/Summary

Ratios of the radionuclides 137Cs to 134Cs show that a large proportion of the 137Cs present in the fruit bodies is derived from pre-Chernobyl fallout from atomic weapons testing. This suggests accumulation of the radionuclide by fungal mycelia.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1016/S0007-1536(88)80223-7
Programmes:	CEH Programmes pre-2009 publications > Other
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	_ Pre-2000 sections
ISSN:	0007-1536
Additional Keywords:	radioecology
NORA Subject Terms:	Ecology and Environment
Date made live:	27 Mar 2013 15:57 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/21334

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1016/S0007-1536(88)80223-7

Programmes:

CEH Programmes pre-2009 publications > Other

UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:

_ Pre-2000 sections

ISSN:

0007-1536

Additional Keywords:

radioecology