Health risk assessment of exposure to toxic elements resulting from consumption of dried wild-grown mushrooms available for sale.

Mushrooms exhibit a high ability to accumulate potentially toxic elements. The legal regulations in force in the European Union countries do not define the maximum content of elements in dried wild-grown mushrooms. This study presents the content of mercury (Hg), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd) and arsenic...

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Main Authors: Karolina Orywal, Katarzyna Socha, Patryk Nowakowski, Wojciech Zoń, Piotr Kaczyński, Barbara Mroczko, Bożena Łozowicka, Maciej Perkowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252834