Risk Assessment of the Wild Edible Leccinum Mushrooms Consumption According to the Total Mercury Content

Šnirc, Marek; Jančo, Ivona; Hauptvogl, Martin; Jakabová, Silvia; Demková, Lenka; Árvay, Július

doi:10.3390/jof9030287

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“…Additionally, berries only serve as a supplement to the diet and are not its primary component. As the literature indicates, the concentration of metals in blueberry fruits and mushrooms [ 43 ] reflects the degree of soil contamination. Therefore, it can be assumed that there is a very high content of toxic metals in the forest ground cover substrate of the study areas.…”

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Health Risks for Consumers of Forest Ground Cover Produce Contaminated with Heavy Metals

Niezgoda,

Dziubanek,

Rogala

et al. 2024

Toxics

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Background: The activity of heavy metal (HM) mining and processing industries causes soils contamination with HM. The metals could be transferred from contaminated soils to edible plants and fungi. This study aimed to assess the content of Cd, Pb, Hg, As, and Ni in berries and edible mushrooms collected in the forests located near Miasteczko Slaskie zinc smelter and in the Lubliniec region, in the context of consumers’ health risk. Methods: The ET-AAS method was used to determine the content of Cd, Pb, Ni, and As. Mercury concentration was determined using the CV-AFS method. Results: The studies showed high levels of Cd and Pb in the examined products. A statistically significant impact of the distance from the smelter on the Cd concentration in the berries was observed. Total non-cancer health risk from the combined exposure of adults to all HM in mushrooms and berries was significant when consuming the most heavily contaminated produce. The risk to children was significant, even when consuming products with moderate levels of the metals. Ingestion of Cd by children with mushrooms was related to a high cancer risk. The uncertainty of the results was determined. Conclusions: It is recommended to take action to increase awareness among residents of the areas adjacent to the forests regarding the existing health risk and to take possible measures to reduce exposure to HM.

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Health Risks for Consumers of Forest Ground Cover Produce Contaminated with Heavy Metals

Niezgoda,

Dziubanek,

Rogala

et al. 2024

Toxics

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“…The third article deals with the possibility of using Yarrowia lipolytica to remove heavy metals from woods treated with chromated copper arsenate (CCA) [3]. The fourth article describes a risk assessment of total mercury content in edible wild mushrooms in Slovakia, while the fifth article evaluates the concentration of six heavy metals in two edible oyster mushrooms [4,5]. Furthermore, the sixth article examines the mycomedial ability of Agaricus bisporus to grow on compost mixed with flotation residues [6].…”

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Preface to the Special Issue ‘Heavy Metals in Mushrooms’

Širić,

Humar

2023

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Blusher mushroom (Amanita rubescens Pers.): A Study of Mercury Content in Substrate and Mushroom Samples from Slovakia with Respect to Locality and Developmental Stages

Demková,

Šnirc,

Jančo

et al. 2024

Biol Trace Elem Res

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The edible mushroom Amanita rubescens Pers., regularly collected and consumed in Slovakia, was assessed for health risk due to the mercury content in its fruiting body parts. For this purpose, 364 both from the soil/substrate and mushroom samples from 40 localities in Slovakia were evaluated. At the same time, 21 samples of 7 developmental stages of the fruiting body of A. rubescens were taken in the Žakýlske pleso locality. The total mercury content in the soil and mushroom samples was determined using an AMA-254 analyzer. The contamination factor (Cf) and index of geoaccumulation (Igeo) were used to detect the level of soil pollution by mercury. The ability of A. rubescens to accumulate mercury from the soil environment was evaluated using the bioconcentration factor (BCF), and the distribution of mercury in the mushroom body was evaluated using the translocation quotient (Qc/s). To determine the health risks resulting from mushroom consumption, the percentages of provisional tolerable weekly intake (%PTWI) and target hazard quotient (THQ) were used. The obtained results have confirmed serious content of mercury soil pollution, especially in former mining areas, where the situation is alarming from a health risk point of view. Consumption of A. rubescens was found to be risky, not only in former mining areas, but higher values of mercury were also detected in other parts of Slovakia. Evaluation of the developmental stages of the fruiting body of A. rubescens showed that the highest bioconcentration factor was determined at developmental stage no. VI for caps with a value of 2.47 mg kg−1 and developmental stage VII for stipes with a value of 1.65 mg kg−1 DW.

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Risk Assessment of the Wild Edible Leccinum Mushrooms Consumption According to the Total Mercury Content

Cited by 5 publications

References 52 publications

Health Risks for Consumers of Forest Ground Cover Produce Contaminated with Heavy Metals

Health Risks for Consumers of Forest Ground Cover Produce Contaminated with Heavy Metals

Preface to the Special Issue ‘Heavy Metals in Mushrooms’

Blusher mushroom (Amanita rubescens Pers.): A Study of Mercury Content in Substrate and Mushroom Samples from Slovakia with Respect to Locality and Developmental Stages

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