Bee honey as environmental indicator for pollution with heavy metals

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 389-403

  Rashed, M N ^a   El Haty, M T A ^a   Mohamed, S M ^a  

^a ASWAN UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bee honey; Biomarker; Environment; Heavy metals; Plant; Toxic metals

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETER; BEE HONEY; CONCENTRATION FACTORS; ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; HUMAN CONSUMPTION; IN-PLANTS; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; PLANT; POLLUTED AREA; TOXIC METALS;

CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LEAD; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; METALS; POLLUTION; TOXIC MATERIALS; ZINC;

CADMIUM;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; HEAVY METAL; HONEY;

APOIDEA;

EID: 70449359364     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772240802294870     Document Type: Article

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