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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doaj-3d4a0593791d478d8b539cf5d1eae6772021-10-04T01:11:19ZengUniversidade Estadual de Feira de SantanaSociobiology0361-65252447-80672018-10-0165410.13102/sociobiology.v65i4.3394Honey from Stingless Bee as Indicator of Contamination with MetalsAndreia Santos do Nascimento0Emerson Dechechi Chambó1Daiane de Jesus Oliveira2Brunelle Ramos Andrade3Josemario Santana Bonsucesso4Carlos Alfredo Lopes de Carvalho5Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, Cruz das Almas-BA, BrazilInstituto de Natureza e Cultura, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Benjamin Constant-AM, BrazilUniversidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, Cruz das Almas-BA, BrazilUniversidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, Cruz das Almas-BA, BrazilUniversidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, Cruz das Almas-BA, BrazilUniversidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, Cruz das Almas-BA, BrazilMelipona 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. The collections were carried out in the urban-industrial area of Salvador, Bahia and the metropolitan region. Samples (n= 58) were submitted to the nitroperchloric digestion procedure. We used the inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry technique (ICP OES) to determine the concentration of metals (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb and Zn) in the samples. The studied metals were detected among the samples, which presented tolerable levels according to current Brazilian legislation and recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO), except for Cr, which presented mean values higher than the threshold for all sampling sites. The detection of the analyzed metals indicates that the honey of M. scutellaris is a useful tool to evaluate the presence of environmental contaminants; therefore, it can be considered a good indicator of environmental contamination for monitoring a particular region and preventing issues due to the release of metals into the environment.http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/3394MeliponiniMelipona scutellarisbioindicatorsenvironmental pollutionICP OES |
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Andreia Santos do Nascimento Emerson Dechechi Chambó Daiane de Jesus Oliveira Brunelle Ramos Andrade Josemario Santana Bonsucesso Carlos Alfredo Lopes de Carvalho |
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Andreia Santos do Nascimento Emerson Dechechi Chambó Daiane de Jesus Oliveira Brunelle Ramos Andrade Josemario Santana Bonsucesso Carlos Alfredo Lopes de Carvalho Honey from Stingless Bee as Indicator of Contamination with Metals Sociobiology Meliponini Melipona scutellaris bioindicators environmental pollution ICP OES |
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Andreia Santos do Nascimento Emerson Dechechi Chambó Daiane de Jesus Oliveira Brunelle Ramos Andrade Josemario Santana Bonsucesso Carlos Alfredo Lopes de Carvalho |
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Honey from Stingless Bee as Indicator of Contamination with Metals |
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Honey from Stingless Bee as Indicator of Contamination with Metals |
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Honey from Stingless Bee as Indicator of Contamination with Metals |
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Honey from Stingless Bee as Indicator of Contamination with Metals |
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Honey from Stingless Bee as Indicator of Contamination with Metals |
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honey from stingless bee as indicator of contamination with metals |
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Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana |
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Sociobiology |
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0361-6525 2447-8067 |
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2018-10-01 |
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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. The collections were carried out in the urban-industrial area of Salvador, Bahia and the metropolitan region. Samples (n= 58) were submitted to the nitroperchloric digestion procedure. We used the inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry technique (ICP OES) to determine the concentration of metals (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb and Zn) in the samples. The studied metals were detected among the samples, which presented tolerable levels according to current Brazilian legislation and recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO), except for Cr, which presented mean values higher than the threshold for all sampling sites. The detection of the analyzed metals indicates that the honey of M. scutellaris is a useful tool to evaluate the presence of environmental contaminants; therefore, it can be considered a good indicator of environmental contamination for monitoring a particular region and preventing issues due to the release of metals into the environment. |
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Meliponini Melipona scutellaris bioindicators environmental pollution ICP OES |
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http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/3394 |
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