Honey bees as indicators of radionuclide contamination: Exploring colony variability and temporal contaminant accumulation

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 77-87

  Haarmann, Timothy K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Colony variability; Contamination; Ecological risk assessments; Ecotoxicology; Environmental monitoring; Honey bees; Radionuclide; Sodium 22; Tritium

Indexed keywords

APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; TRITIUM;

EID: 0031485651     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.1997.11100933     Document Type: Article

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