Predicting atmospheric cadmium and lead using honeybees as atmospheric heavy metals pollution indicators. Results of a monitoring survey in Northern Italy

Costa, Annamaria; Veca, Mauro; Barberis, Maurizio; Cicerinegri, Lorenzo; Tangorra, F.M.

doi:10.1080/1828051x.2021.1929523

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“…For instance, Zarić et al (2022) and Van Der Steen et al (2012) reported lower and higher As content respectively. For Pb, Perugini et al (2011) and Costa et al (2021) reported lower and higher mean values respectively. For Hg, Sadeghi et al (2012) and Toporcák et al (1992) reported higher mean Hg values.…”

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Seasonal heavy metal effects on detoxification and antioxidant gene expression in the urban honeybee

Gizaw,

Kim,

Moon

et al. 2023

Entomological Research

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Environmental pollutants are associated with honeybee colony losses and may show seasonal concentration variations with respect to the environment and plants. In this study, we examined arsenic (As), lead (Pb), and mercury (Hg) seasonal variations in honey and honeybees in urban areas. Seasonal trends in detoxification (CYP9Q1, CYP9Q2, and CYP9Q3) and antioxidant genes encoding catalase (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD1) were also determined in honeybees. Accordingly, As, Pb, and Hg concentrations were significantly increased in summer in both honey and honeybee samples when compared with other seasons. Similarly, the expression level of CYP9Q1, CYP9Q2, CYP9Q3, SOD1, and CAT showed a significant increase in summer honeybees. This increased expression level particularly in summer honeybees indicating an increased summer honeybee exposure and adaptive oxidative stress responses to environmental pollutants, including heavy metals due to increased flight activity when compared with other seasons. Thus, active season honeybees were subjected to environmental oxidative and detoxification stressors when exposed to environmental pollutants, including heavy metals.

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Seasonal heavy metal effects on detoxification and antioxidant gene expression in the urban honeybee

Gizaw,

Kim,

Moon

et al. 2023

Entomological Research

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“…Тому актуальним є питання виробництва екологічно безпечних продуктів бджільництва. Адже продукції медоносних бджіл належить чільне місце в життєдіяльності людини (Matin et al, 2016;Didaras et al, 2020;Costa et al, 2021;Ricigliano et al, 2021;El-Seedi et al, 2022). До якісних показників продукції медоносних бджіл ставляться дуже високі вимоги, оскільки нині Україна стала основним експортером медів у Європу.…”

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“…У всьому світі ведуться пошуки засобів біоіндикації екологічного стану довкілля (Komarova, 2018;Costa et al, 2021;Di Fiore et al, 2022). Це пов'язано з тим, що важкі метали, як і інші забруднювачі навколишнього середовища, мають неоднаковий рівень переходу із ґрунту в кореневу систему, з кореневої системи у стебло, із стебла в суцвіття й із суцвіття в пилок і нектар.…”

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Склад Важких Металів І Вміст Неестерифікованих Жирних Кислот У Тканинах Бджіл Залежно Від Екологічного Стану Довкілля

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ПОСТОЄНКО,

СТАСІВ

et al. 2023

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Зафіксовано вміст важких металів, зокрема й токсичних, і неестерифікованих форм жирних кислот у тканинах черевця, грудей і голови та медову продуктивність робочих бджіл у Гірській, Передгірній і Лісостеповій зонах Карпатського регіону. Вказано на можливість використання вмісту важких металів і неестерифікованих форм жирних кислот у тканинах бджіл як біоіндикатора екологічного стану довкілля.

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Increasing road cover in urban areas is associated with greater midgut histological damage in a primitively eusocial bee

Ferrari,

Polidori,

Trisoglio

et al. 2024

Insect. Soc.

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Urbanisation is associated with air and soil pollution, particularly from heavy metals. One of the tissues most exposed to such pollutants is the midgut epithelium as insects may ingest these pollutants with food. Bees are one of the most important urban insects, providing important ecosystem services such as pollination. However, to the best of our knowledge, no studies have investigated the possible histological alterations to the midgut epithelium of bees caused by urbanisation. We sampled workers of the ground-nesting, primitively eusocial bee Halictus scabiosae in a large metropolis (Milan), with the aim to test if individuals from areas characterised by higher urbanisation and consequently higher pollution levels—defined here by a greater proportion of roads—exhibit greater histological tissue and cellular alterations in the midgut epithelium. We obtained semi-thin sections of the midgut through histological techniques, and then adopted a semi-quantitative approach to assess morphological damage. The midgut presented a range of histological alterations including epithelium disorganisation, vacuolisation, and nucleus karyorrhexis (one of the stages of cellular death). We found higher histological damage score (calculated taking into account all found alterations) and frequency of karyorrhectic nuclei in sites with a higher proportion of roads (i.e. more urbanised). The observed alterations may underline a potential impairment of the digestive function in highly urbanised areas.

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Predicting atmospheric cadmium and lead using honeybees as atmospheric heavy metals pollution indicators. Results of a monitoring survey in Northern Italy

Abstract: Tangorra (2021) Predicting atmospheric cadmium and lead using honeybees as atmospheric heavy metals pollution indicators. Results of a monitoring survey in Northern Italy,

Cited by 5 publications

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Seasonal heavy metal effects on detoxification and antioxidant gene expression in the urban honeybee

Seasonal heavy metal effects on detoxification and antioxidant gene expression in the urban honeybee

Склад Важких Металів І Вміст Неестерифікованих Жирних Кислот У Тканинах Бджіл Залежно Від Екологічного Стану Довкілля

Increasing road cover in urban areas is associated with greater midgut histological damage in a primitively eusocial bee

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