Variations in lead, cadmium, arsenic, and mercury concentrations during honeybee wax processing using casting technology

Variations in lead, cadmium, arsenic, and mercury concentrations during honeybee wax processing using casting technology

Beeswax foundations are a necessary material in intensive modern beekeeping. Heavy metals can accumulate in these foundations for decades, as it is a common beekeeping practice to recycle wax. Beeswax samples were analysed using GFAAS for As, Cd, Pb, and Hg concentrations during the production of be...

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Veröffentlicht in:Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju 2016-09, Vol.67 (3), p.223-228
Hauptverfasser: Tlak Gajger, Ivana, Kosanović, Marina, Bilandžić, Nina, Sedak, Marija, Čalopek, Bruno
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
arsenic
Arsenic - analysis
Bees
beeswax
cadmium
Cadmium - analysis
comb foundations
Croatia
Environmental Monitoring
lead
Lead - analysis
mercury
Mercury - analysis
Metals, Heavy - analysis
Waxes - chemistry
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Zusammenfassung:Beeswax foundations are a necessary material in intensive modern beekeeping. Heavy metals can accumulate in these foundations for decades, as it is a common beekeeping practice to recycle wax. Beeswax samples were analysed using GFAAS for As, Cd, Pb, and Hg concentrations during the production of beeswax foundations using casting technology with a prolonged cooling and sedimentation phase. Significant differences were determined in the concentrations of As, Cd, Pb (p
ISSN:0004-1254
1848-6312
0004-1254
DOI:10.1515/aiht-2016-67-2780