Botanical sources and heavy metals contents of honey produced by Apis mellifera in an ecotone region of the state of Bahia, Brazil

Abstract The present study investigated by palynological and chemical analysis (Flame Atomic Absortion Spectrometry) about the botanical origin and the heavy metals content (arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead and mercury) of monthly honey samples of Apis mellifera L. over two years. The pollen types A...

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Main Authors: CRISTIANO EDUARDO A. SILVEIRA-JÚNIOR, BIANCA A. LOPES, TÂNIA MARIA S. SILVA, AYALA NARA P. GOMES, GIRLIANE REGINA DA SILVA, RAFAEL S. DE ARRUDA, EDSON A. MACIEL, FRANCISCO A.R. DOS SANTOS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2022-12-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652022000801010&tlng=en