Assessment of heavy metal levels in bee pollen (Apis mellifera L) from urban and rural areas of Egypt: implications for bioindication and food safety

Abstract This study examined pollen samples from several parts of Egypt to assess the heavy metal levels present. Assessment of the performance of bee pollen (Apis mellifera L) as a bioindicator for the presence of Zn, Cd, Fe, Cu, Ni, Pb, Mo, and Cr in municipal and countryside areas was the main ob...

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Main Authors: H. Mousa, DS. Farghaly, E. Nafea, Z. Al Dhafar, A. Metwally, H. Kadada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2025-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842025000100132&lng=en&tlng=en
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