Evaluation of the Content of Selected Heavy Metals in Samples of Polish Honeys

Sitarz-Palczak, Elżbieta; Kalembkiewicz, Jan; Galas, Dagmara

doi:10.12911/22998993/2946

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“…Glavni kontaminenti poreklom iz životne sredine su toksični (teški) metali, pesticidi, polihlorovani bifenili (PCB), policiklični aromatični ugljovodonici (PAU), bakterije, genetski modifikovani organizmi, radioaktivnost, mikotoksini i pirolizidinski alkaloidi kao česti zagađivači polena. Štetne supstance koje se u medu i drugim proizvodima mogu naći usled neadekvatne pčelarske prakse su supstance za kontrolu štetočina i bolesti pčela (akaricidi, antibiotici, pesticidi itd) i teški metali poreklom iz pčelarske opreme i posuđa za skladištenje meda [18][19][20].…”

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Sample analysis of organically produced honey and conventionally produced honey in Western Serbia

Ivanović¹,

Galonja-Coghill²,

Janković³

et al. 2021

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Conventional method of honey production is widely spread in the area of western Serbia. Despite the advantages of honey production in an organic manner, beekeepers are still hesitant to take this step, regardless of the difficulties with placement of such honey on the foreign market, so their products are mainly sold on the domestic market. Besides the undeniable nutritional value, honey produced in the conventional way with proper use of agro technical measures and implementation of the wide range of products in the treatment of bee diseases, in its composition very often contain residues of hazardous chemical compounds, pesticides, antibiotics. Research on four qualitative differences of the content of certain substances between the conventional and organic honey producers has been conducted in western Serbia. The research obtained five manufacturers, out of which two were engaged in organic manner of production, while the remaining three dealt with the conventional honey production. After examining the area and the apiaries in question, interviews with honeybee producers, the sampling of honey took place. Upon performed analysis, it was concluded that one conventionally produced sample of honey was not safe for human consumption, due to presence of pesticides.

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Sample analysis of organically produced honey and conventionally produced honey in Western Serbia

Ivanović¹,

Galonja-Coghill²,

Janković³

et al. 2021

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“…In comparison to pesticide effects, the health effects of heavy metals have received much less attention (Figure 2). Of the existing studies, many have established that heavy metals are often present in the nest matrices in ants and the wax combs or honey in bees in polluted areas [31,35,63,65,67,[69][70][71]75,78,102,[121][122][123][124][125][126][127][128][129][130]. While many social Hymenoptera may be confronted with heavy metal pollution in strongly human-influenced environments, relatively little data exists on the potential detrimental health effects in comparison to pesticide effects.…”

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Pollutants and Their Interaction with Diseases of Social Hymenoptera

Feldhaar

Otti

2020

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Many insect species, including social insects, are currently declining in abundance and diversity. Pollutants such as pesticides, heavy metals, or airborne fine particulate matter from agricultural and industrial sources are among the factors driving this decline. While these pollutants can have direct detrimental effects, they can also result in negative interactive effects when social insects are simultaneously exposed to multiple stressors. For example, sublethal effects of pollutants can increase the disease susceptibility of social insects, and thereby jeopardize their survival. Here we review how pesticides, heavy metals, or airborne fine particulate matter interact with social insect physiology and especially the insects’ immune system. We then give an overview of the current knowledge of the interactive effects of these pollutants with pathogens or parasites. While the effects of pesticide exposure on social insects and their interactions with pathogens have been relatively well studied, the effects of other pollutants, such as heavy metals in soil or fine particulate matter from combustion, vehicular transport, agriculture, and coal mining are still largely unknown. We therefore provide an overview of urgently needed knowledge in order to mitigate the decline of social insects.

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“…Correspondence to: Dušanka Milojković-Opsenica, University of Belgrade Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg [12][13][14][15][16]11158 Belgrade, Serbia, E-mail: dusankam@chem.bg.ac.rs and heavy metals from the honey storage equipment and containers (6)(7)(8).…”

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Urban honey - the aspects of its safety

Jovetić¹,

Redžepović²,

Nedić

et al. 2018

Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology

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To contribute to the development of urban beekeeping, we designed this study to obtain more information about the contamination of urban bee products with toxic metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and pesticides. The samples of honey (N=23), pollen (N=13), and floral nectar (N=6) were collected from the experimental stationary apiary of the Belgrade University Faculty of Agriculture located in centre of Zemun (a municipality of the Belgrade metropolitan area) in 2015 and 2016. Metals (Pb, Cd, As, Cu, Zn, Fe, Mn, Ni, Cr, and Hg) were determined with inductively coupled plasma quadrupole mass spectrometry (ICP-QMS). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were analysed with high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLD). Pesticides were analysed with gas chromatography - mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The honey samples were generally within the European and Serbian regulatory limits. The levels of all the 123 analysed pesticides were below the limit of quantification (LOQ). Regarding PAH levels in honey, the highest content was found for naphthalene. The elevated levels of Hg and Cr and of PAHs in the pollen samples indicated air pollution. Pesticide residues in pollen, however, were below the LOQ. In nectar, metal levels were relatively similar to those in honey. Our results suggest that the investigated urban honey meets the regulatory requirements for metals, PAHs, and pesticides and is therefore safe for consumption.

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Evaluation of the Content of Selected Heavy Metals in Samples of Polish Honeys

Cited by 11 publications

References 21 publications

Sample analysis of organically produced honey and conventionally produced honey in Western Serbia

Sample analysis of organically produced honey and conventionally produced honey in Western Serbia

Pollutants and Their Interaction with Diseases of Social Hymenoptera

Urban honey - the aspects of its safety

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