A review of transfer distribution and content of radionuclides in mushrooms / 中国辐射卫生

ABSTRACT

Since the Chernobyl nuclear accident, the radioactive contamination in food caused by the nuclear accident has been widely concerned by people. There have been a lot of studies on concentrated radionuclides in mushrooms in foreign countries, but the research on radionuclides content and transfer distribution mechanism of radionuclides in mushrooms is almost blank in China. Studies have shown that mushrooms have a strong adsorption capacity on radionuclides. As a common food in daily life, therefore, it is of great significance to study the content of radionuclides in mushrooms for evaluating the internal dose in the human body. In this paper, the types of radionuclides in mushrooms and the methods of their transfer and distribution in mushrooms were reviewed, and the research status and development trends at domestic and abroad in recent years were emphasized, in order to provide theoretical support for the future basic research.