Inorganic Characteristics of Polyfloral Honey in Plovdiv (Bulgaria)

Honey samples collected during 2007-2010 from serpentine and non-serpentine localities in the Eastern Rhodopes Mt. (Bulgaria) were characterized on the basis of their pollen content by qualitative melissopalynological analysis and physicochemical composition. Water content, pH, electrical conductivity, macroelements-K, Ca, Mg, P, and microelements-As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Na, Ni, Pb, and Zn were determined after the Harmonised Methods of the International Honey Commission and ICP-AES method. The results from serpentine honey samples were compared with data from bee pollen collected from the same serpentine area. Different elements have different concentrations in honey from the same botanical type even collected from the same geographical region, same locality, and same beehive but in different vegetation season. The elements Mg, Mn, Ni, and P contribute mostly for separation of the serpentine honey samples based on measured elemental concentrations and performed principal component analysis. The element concentrations were higher in bee pollen and above the permissible limits for the toxic metals Cd and Pb. No specific indicator plant species was found for identification of the geographical origin of serpentine honey in relation to the forage of bees.

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Characteristics of Honey from Serpentine Area in the Eastern Rhodopes Mt., Bulgaria

Atanassova

Pavlova

Lazarova

et al. 2016

Biol Trace Elem Res

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Analysis of chemical elements in honey samples in the territory of Kosovo

Kastrati

Sopaj

Tašev

et al. 2023

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

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Trace Element Content of Polyfloral Honey and Beeswax from the Vicinity of Non-Ferrous Metal Plant

Nikolov¹,

Golubinova²,

Marinov-Serafimov³

et al. 2019

BUASVMCN-FST

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Bees and their products occupy an important place in the trophic chain “toxicant-soil-plant-bee-bee product-man”, so it has been suggested that bees and bee products should be considered as not a costly method for monitoring of the environmental pollution. Aim of the present study was to analyse trace element content of polyfloral honey and beeswax, produced in three beehives, situated in the vicinity of non-ferrous metal plant and to assess the hazardous risk at consummation. For the purposes of the study, three beehives in this area have been chosen, as follows: BH1 – located at distance of 3.8 km from the smelter, SW; BH2 – at 4 km distance, NE; BH3 – at 4.6 km distance, SE. Content of Al, Cr, Co, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sr and Zn was determined by ICP-MS. Data revealed approximately low content of heavy metals and toxic elements. Beeswax samples were found to contain significantly more Cr, Cu, Fe, Pb and Zn, in comparison with the honey samples (p<0.05). On the basis of the trace elements content in bee products, the hazardous risk at consummation could be arranged in the following descending order: BH2 > BH1 > BH3.

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Inorganic Characteristics of Polyfloral Honey in Plovdiv (Bulgaria)

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Characteristics of Honey from Serpentine Area in the Eastern Rhodopes Mt., Bulgaria

Characteristics of Honey from Serpentine Area in the Eastern Rhodopes Mt., Bulgaria

Analysis of chemical elements in honey samples in the territory of Kosovo

Trace Element Content of Polyfloral Honey and Beeswax from the Vicinity of Non-Ferrous Metal Plant

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