[HTML][HTML] Honey bees as biomonitors of environmental contaminants, pathogens, and climate change

MM Cunningham, L Tran, CG McKee, RO Polo… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Monitoring the environment for pollution, pesticides, and pathogens is crucial for protecting
human, agriculture, and overall ecosystem health. Diverse strategies ranging from physical …

Pollen and bee bread as new health-oriented products: A review

M Kieliszek, K Piwowarek, AM Kot, S Błażejak… - Trends in Food Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background An interest in substances of natural origin has been a subject that is increasing
constantly-both those known for many years and recently discovered are of great interest to …

Composition and properties of Apis mellifera honey: A review

AA Machado De-Melo… - Journal of apicultural …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Honey is a natural sweetener with a complex composition. Honey features vary depending
on the botanical source and geographical origin, as well as climatic, processing and storage …

Seven potential sources of arsenic pollution in Latin America and their environmental and health impacts

J Bundschuh, J Schneider, MA Alam, NK Niazi… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
This review presents a holistic overview of the occurrence, mobilization, and pathways of
arsenic (As) from predominantly geogenic sources into different near-surface environmental …

Physicochemical properties, minerals, trace elements, and heavy metals in honey of different origins: a comprehensive review

M Solayman, MA Islam, S Paul, Y Ali… - … reviews in food …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Honey is a popular natural food product with a very complex composition mainly consisting
of both organic and inorganic constituents. The composition of honey is strongly influenced …

Contaminants of bee products

S Bogdanov - Apidologie, 2006 - apidologie.org
Bee products can be contaminated from different sources. The contamination can arise from
beekeeping practices or from the environment. Environmental contaminants are covered in …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing road verges to aid pollinator conservation: A review

BB Phillips, C Wallace, BR Roberts… - Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Road verges provide habitats that have considerable potential as a tool for pollinator
conservation, especially given the significant area of land that they collectively cover …

Pollen composition and standardisation of analytical methods

MGR Campos, S Bogdanov… - Journal of Apicultural …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Honey bee pollen is considered to be a food, and national pollen standards exist in different
countries such as Brazil, Bulgaria, Poland and Switzerland. It is the aim of the present work …

Heavy metal bioaccumulation in honey bee matrix, an indicator to assess the contamination level in terrestrial environments

E Goretti, M Pallottini, R Rossi, G La Porta, T Gardi… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
The most significant risk factor for organisms living in an environment contaminated by
heavy metals is the metal bioavailability. Therefore, an efficient ecotoxicological approach to …

[HTML][HTML] Food safety hazards of bee pollen–A review

R Végh, M Csóka, C Sörös, L Sipos - Trends in Food Science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Bee pollen is a natural apicultural product that is becoming popular among
health-conscious consumers due to its wide variety of nutrients and bioactive substances …