Leskova et al. 2024 - Elements in Transbaikal wild mushrooms

Leskova et al. measured chemical elements in six edible wild mushroom species from the Transbaikal Territory using X-ray fluorescence analysis. The paper reports dry-weight concentrations by mushroom part and species, with emphasis on Fe, Zn, Cu, Mn, Ni, Co, and Pb. It is routeable wild-mushroom occurrence evidence from Russia and should remain separated from cultivated mushroom and fresh-weight benchmark pools.

Key numbers

The English abstract states that the study measured Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, and Pb in edible wild mushrooms. The frontmatter routes the elements with existing metal pages; titanium is discussed here as a source-reported non-routed element because no titanium metal page exists in the current wiki taxonomy.

Source-reported summary findings:

Table 1 reports mean microelement contents in edible wild mushrooms from Zabaikalsky Krai in mg/kg dry weight, split by mushroom part. Table 2 gives species-level element-rank order:

The results text reports Fe ranging from 3.7 to 127.4 mg/kg dry weight across studied species. It also states that Lactarius trivialis, Boletus edulis, and Leccinum aurantiacum concentrated metals mainly in caps, while cobalt and lead accumulated in small amounts and were distributed relatively evenly across fruiting-body parts.

Methods (brief)

The authors collected at least five specimens for each of six edible mushroom species near Smolenka village in the Chita District. Samples were dried at 105 C, cleaned, composited, and analyzed for Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, Ni, Cr, Pb, and other elements by X-ray fluorescence using a Bruker Nano instrument. The paper reports results on a dry-weight basis and compares selected elements against maximum permissible concentrations after conversion to wet weight.

Implications

The source adds Russia/Transbaikal geographic context for wild edible mushrooms and supports the pattern that Pb is a lower-ranking element in these species while Zn, Fe, Cu, and Mn dominate the elemental profile. It remains relevant to Ni, Pb, Cr, and Co occurrence because the paper provides routeable element order, species rankings, and dry-weight table values. It should not be pooled with fresh mushrooms unless a moisture conversion is logged.

Wiki pages this source may touch

• wild-mushrooms
• mushrooms
• wild-mushrooms
• chromium
• manganese
• iron
• cobalt
• nickel
• copper
• zinc
• lead

Verification notes

Evidence Fitness: routeable for wild edible mushroom element occurrence and geographic-variance context on a dry-weight basis; not routeable for cultivated mushrooms, canned mushrooms, or fresh-weight standards without conversion. The PDF includes an English title, author list, abstract, keywords, methods, and table captions, so no human-only translation blocker applies. The PDF does not state a license. The PDF SHA-256 at ingest was a1ad5dbd8cfb997d4fef3baaa943053a3c0d94dc00d7bcd6f3fa148b020d5d9e.

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