Honey from Stingless Bee as Indicator of Contamination with Metals

Honey from Stingless Bee as Indicator of Contamination with Metals

Melipona scutellaris (Apidae, Meliponini) is one of the main species of stingless bees used in beekeeping in the Northeast of Brazil. We examined the honey from M. scutellaris as an indicator to evaluate the levels of metals at sampling sites subject to a broad spectrum of environmental pollutants....

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Main Authors: Andreia Santos do Nascimento, Emerson Dechechi Chambó, Daiane de Jesus Oliveira, Brunelle Ramos Andrade, Josemario Santana Bonsucesso, Carlos Alfredo Lopes de Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2018-10-01
Series:Sociobiology
Subjects:
Meliponini
Melipona scutellaris
bioindicators
environmental pollution
ICP OES
Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/3394

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