23 August 2022
06:36
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In southern Germany, there are however wild mushrooms contaminated with radioactive cesium, many years immediately after the Chernobyl nuclear incident, DPA reported, referring to a new review released yesterday, BTA noted.
The final results of the latest analyze by the Federal Radiation Defense Assistance (FSRZ) show that the mushrooms are contaminated with cesium-137 isotopes from the Chernobyl nuclear accident in April 1986. Most cancers scientists have mentioned that cesium -137 can accumulate in bone tissue and destruction their genetic material. In the extended run, this could guide to bone cancer and leukemia.
Each year, the FSRF checks for the presence of wild edible mushroom isotopes in 8 places in the southern German condition of Bavaria. In some spots, over 4,000 cesium-137 becquerels for each kilogram of mushrooms have been reported. The utmost restrict for promoted mushrooms is 600 becquerels.
Nevertheless, the health challenges are negligible. Radiation exposure is reasonably nominal when wild mushrooms are eaten in usual quantities. Nevertheless, FSRF main Inge Paulini suggested mushroom pickers in Bavaria to consume them in moderation “to stay clear of needless radiation publicity.”
