All-clear for gourmets: truffles not radioactive
Although ranging among the most expensive gourmet foods, it remains unclear whether Burgundy truffles (<i>Tuber aestivum</i>) accumulate radioactivity at a harmful level comparable to other fungal species. Here, we measure the <sup>137</sup>Cs in 82 <i>T. aestivum</i...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2016-02-01
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Series: | Biogeosciences |
Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/13/1145/2016/bg-13-1145-2016.pdf |