The level of selected organochlorine compounds residues in popular edible mushrooms from north-eastern Poland

• Published in: Food chemistry 2021-08, Vol.353, p.129441-129441, Article 129441
• Main Authors: Gałgowska, Michalina, Pietrzak-Fiećko, Renata
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Boletus badius; Boletus edulis; Cantharellus cibarius; Chlorinated hydrocarbons; DDT; PCB; γ-HCH
• ISSN: 0308-8146; 1873-7072
• DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.129441

•B. badius, B. edulis and C. cibarius tend to accumulate DDT, γ-HCH and PCB.•There are significant differences in DDT, γ-HCH, PCB contents among mushrooms species.•Fungi do not pose a threat to human health in terms of DDT, γ-HCH, PCB contamination. Although DDT, γ-HCH and PCBs have been almost completely withdrawn from world production and use, they are still present in the environment. Mushrooms are eagerly collected and consumed local raw material in north-eastern part of Poland. The aim of the study was to determine the content of DDT, γ-HCH and PCB residues in popular species (Boletus badius, Boletus edulis, Cantharellus cibarius) and to estimate the human exposure of uptaking of these compounds with mushrooms. The content of γ-HCH, DDT and PCB was determined using gas chromatography. The presence of analyzed compounds was observed in all the species under study. The highest content of γ-HCH and ΣDDT was determined in C. cibarius − 7.19 and 180.37 µg/kg of lipids, respectively, whereas the highest amount of ΣPCB was observed in B. edulis − 20.89 µg/kg of lipids. The contents were low and did not pose a threat to human health.