Radiocesium Uptake in Two Fungal Bed-cultivated Edible Mushroom Species in Forests in Fukushima, Japan
Masaru Sakai, Mirai Watanabe, Masami K. Koshikawa, Seiji Furukawa, Seiichi Takechi, Kaoru Yoshida, Akiko Takahashi, Masanori Tamaoki, Masabumi Komatsu, Hajime Murai, Takashi Tsuji, Mai Takagi, Seiji Hayashi
This study measures radiocesium uptake in two mushroom species cultivated in Fukushima forests, finding safe cultivation is feasible and offering mitigation strategies based on species-specific uptake patterns.
PLoS ONE · Aug 3, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology