Metal concentrations around thermal power plants, rural and urban areas using honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) as bioindicators
Abstract
Honeybees are great bioindicators because they cover wide areas during their foraging activity. Our study included industrial, urban and rural region, where samples were taken in July and September. Industrial region with three apiaries in the area covered two thermal power plants, Kostolac A and B. Two apiaries covered a wide urban region of Belgrade, and the rural region consisting of mainly agricultural-woodland area near village MesiA double dagger was covered with one apiary. Aim of this study was to investigate the capability of bees as bioindicators to detect different concentrations of metals in foraging regions, during two sampling periods, and to compare concentrations of Al, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Li, Mn, Na, Ni, Pb, Sr and Zn found in their bodies. Significant differences were detected for Al, Ba, Cr, Cu, Fe, Li, and Ni between at least two analyzed regions. Significant differences in concentrations between sampling dates were found for Al, Ba, Co, Cr and Fe in at least on...e of the locations. For Cd, Mn, Na, Pb, Sr and Zn, no significant differences were found between locations or sampling dates, suggesting equal and stable levels of concentration for these elements in the environment.
Keywords:
Bioindicators / Metal pollution / Honeybee / Thermal power plant / Urban pollution / Rural pollutionSource:
International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2016, 13, 2, 413-422Publisher:
- Springer, New York
Funding / projects:
- Geochemical investigations of sedimentary rocks - fossil fuels and environmental pollutants (RS-MESTD-Basic Research (BR or ON)-176006)
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- Free full text: http://www.bioline.org.br/pdf?st16037
DOI: 10.1007/s13762-015-0895-x
ISSN: 1735-1472
WoS: 000368163100002
Scopus: 2-s2.0-84954306403
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Hemijski fakultet / Faculty of ChemistryTY - JOUR AU - Zarić, Nenad M. AU - Ilijević, Konstantin AU - Stanisavljević, Ljubiša AU - Gržetić, Ivan PY - 2016 UR - https://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2029 AB - Honeybees are great bioindicators because they cover wide areas during their foraging activity. Our study included industrial, urban and rural region, where samples were taken in July and September. Industrial region with three apiaries in the area covered two thermal power plants, Kostolac A and B. Two apiaries covered a wide urban region of Belgrade, and the rural region consisting of mainly agricultural-woodland area near village MesiA double dagger was covered with one apiary. Aim of this study was to investigate the capability of bees as bioindicators to detect different concentrations of metals in foraging regions, during two sampling periods, and to compare concentrations of Al, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Li, Mn, Na, Ni, Pb, Sr and Zn found in their bodies. Significant differences were detected for Al, Ba, Cr, Cu, Fe, Li, and Ni between at least two analyzed regions. Significant differences in concentrations between sampling dates were found for Al, Ba, Co, Cr and Fe in at least one of the locations. For Cd, Mn, Na, Pb, Sr and Zn, no significant differences were found between locations or sampling dates, suggesting equal and stable levels of concentration for these elements in the environment. PB - Springer, New York T2 - International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology T1 - Metal concentrations around thermal power plants, rural and urban areas using honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) as bioindicators VL - 13 IS - 2 SP - 413 EP - 422 DO - 10.1007/s13762-015-0895-x ER -
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Zarić, N. M., Ilijević, K., Stanisavljević, L.,& Gržetić, I.. (2016). Metal concentrations around thermal power plants, rural and urban areas using honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) as bioindicators. in International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology Springer, New York., 13(2), 413-422. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-015-0895-x
Zarić NM, Ilijević K, Stanisavljević L, Gržetić I. Metal concentrations around thermal power plants, rural and urban areas using honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) as bioindicators. in International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 2016;13(2):413-422. doi:10.1007/s13762-015-0895-x .
Zarić, Nenad M., Ilijević, Konstantin, Stanisavljević, Ljubiša, Gržetić, Ivan, "Metal concentrations around thermal power plants, rural and urban areas using honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) as bioindicators" in International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 13, no. 2 (2016):413-422, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-015-0895-x . .