Foraging Honeybees (<i>Apis mellifera ligustica</i>) as Biocenosis Monitors of Pollution in Areas Affected by Cement Industry Emissions

Two areas affected by cement plant emissions, in an industrial district of Central Italy, were investigated by foraging honeybees (<i>Apis mellifera ligustica</i>) on the return to their hives, as an in situ biomonitor. The contamination was compared with that of a background reference a...

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Main Authors: Bartolomeo Sebastiani, Sara Mariucci, Nicola Palmieri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Environments
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3298/10/2/34