[Objective] This study aimed to understand the status of heavy metal contamination in edible fungi, thereby providing some scientific basis for the safety of edible fungi. [Method] The heavy metal contamination status in four kinds of edible fungi, i.e., shitake mushroom, mushroom, agaric and needle mushroom, from Guiyang City and Tongren City, Guizhou Province was evaluated by flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry. [Result] Cu, Mn, Cr and Ni were detected in the four kinds of edible fungi from Guiyang and Tongren; the Cr contents in the four kinds of edible fungi from Guiyang and Tongren all exceeded the national standard, and the Cu contents all met the national standard; The Ni contents in agaric and needle mushroom from Guiyang, and the Ni contents in the four kinds of edible fungi from Tongren, all exceeded the national standard; the enrichment capacity of the four kinds of edible fungi for the four kinds of heavy metal elements ranked as Cu＇s Mn＇s Cr＇s Ni＇s; among the four kinds of edible fungi, mushroom showed the strongest enrichment capacity for the four kinds of heavy metal elements. [Conclusion] The heavy metal contamination in the four kinds of edible fungi was all severe in Guiyang and Tongren, especially in Tongren. There has been currently no national standard for Mn content in edible fungi, which needs to be developed as soon as possible.
