THE INFLUENCE OF HEAVY METALS CONTAMINATION IN SOIL
ON THE COMPOSITION OF SOME WILD EDIBLE MUSHROOMS
MAGDALENA MITITELU 1#, MANUELA GHICA 2#, ANA CORINA IONIŢĂ 1*, ELENA MOROŞAN 1
1Department of Clinical Laboratory and Food Safety, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy ”Carol
Davila”, Bucharest, Romania
2Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy ”Carol Davila”, Bucharest, Romania
*corresponding author: ana_corina_ionita@yahoo.com
#Authors with equal contributions
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Abstract:
The concentrations of seven trace elements (cadmium, cooper, zinc, lead, chromium, iron and nickel) and two macroelements
(calcium and magnesium) were determined in two edible species of mushrooms (Boletus edulis and Hymenochaete
rubiginosa) collected from adjacent zones of two urban areas. The concentration of the chemical elements was determined by
atomic absorption spectroscopy. In the area with high degree of soil contamination the mushrooms samples presented the
highest contamination with heavy metals.

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