All-clear for gourmets: truffles not radioactive

Büntgen, U.; Jäggi, M.; Stobbe, U.; Tegel, W.; Sproll, L.; Eikenberg, J.; Egli, S.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-1145-2016

Articles | Volume 13, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-1145-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-1145-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 4

Ideas and perspectives

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25 Feb 2016

Ideas and perspectives |

| 25 Feb 2016

All-clear for gourmets: truffles not radioactive

U. Büntgen, M. Jäggi, U. Stobbe, W. Tegel, L. Sproll, J. Eikenberg, and S. Egli

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Final revised paper (published on 25 Feb 2016)
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RC C8010: 'Very entertaining paper', Anonymous Referee #2, 26 Nov 2015
SC C8089: 'Good sign for cultivation', Erik T-S, 30 Nov 2015
RC C8166: 'Review Report: Ideas and perspectives: truffles not radioactive', Anonymous Referee #1, 02 Dec 2015
AC C8988: 'Author comments and manuscript revision', Ulf Buentgen, 12 Jan 2016

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (20 Jan 2016) by Tina Treude

AR by Ulf Buentgen on behalf of the Authors (22 Jan 2016)

ED: Publish as is (03 Feb 2016) by Tina Treude

AR by Ulf Buentgen on behalf of the Authors (04 Feb 2016) Manuscript

Short summary

Although ranging among the most expensive gourmet foods, it remains unclear whether truffles accumulate radioactivity at a harmful level comparable to other fungi. Insignificant radiocaesium concentrations in specimens from Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy, and Hungary provide an all-clear for truffle hunters and cultivators in Europe as well as dealers and customers from around the world.