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  • As, Cr, Cd, and Pb in Bee P...
    Roman, Adam; Popiela-Pleban, Ewa; Migdał, Paweł; Kruszyński, Wojciech

    Open Chemistry, 01/2016, Volume: 14, Issue: 1
    Journal Article

    Bee pollen and bee bread from stationary apiaries in the southwest Polish Legnica-Glogow copper district (LGOM) were analyzed for Cr, Pb, Cd and As by ICP-AES. Their concentrations in both products were As > Cr > Pb > Cd. Concentrations in bee pollen were higher than in bee bread. Average Cr, Pb, As and Cd concentrations in bee products were 0.138, 0.093, 0.325, and 0.019 mg kg , respectively. Chromium was the most problematic element in bee pollen because its concentration limit was exceeded in more than 50% of the samples. Differences in Cd level between bee pollen and bread were significant (p ≤ 0.05)