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Potentially toxic elements in macromycetes and plants from areas affected by antimony mining

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Species of macrofungi were collected from extremely polluted sampling spots in the vicinity of abandoned antimony mines in Slovakia. Concentrations of potentially toxic elements in plants and fungi were determined by ICP-MS and in soils and sediments by both ICP-MS and ICP-ES. Of the edible species the highest values of arsenic and cadmium were recorded in Agaricus arvensis, lead in Imleria badia, and species of the genera Boletus, Leccinum, and Suillus accumulated high levels of mercury. Suillus species also accumulated high levels of antimony and chromium. Bioconcentration factors were calculated for selected species and antimony, cadmium, and mercury were accumulated by most of the sampled species. Based on our results, Cardamine amara belongs to accumulators of potentially toxic elements. We do not recommend the consumption of edible mushrooms and medicinal plants from the studied localities, as they may pose a risk of intoxication for humans.

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This work was supported by the Grant Agency for Research and Development with project number APVV-17-0317 and the Operational Program of Research and Innovations and co-financed with the European Fund for Regional Development (EFRD) ITMS2014 + 313021 W683: “DNA barcoding of Slovakia (SK-BOL), as a part of international initiative International Barcode of Life (iBOL)”.

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Kautmanová, I., Brachtýr, O., Gbúrová Štubňová, E. et al. Potentially toxic elements in macromycetes and plants from areas affected by antimony mining. Biologia 76, 2133–2159 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11756-021-00788-9

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