Honey production in the south by the Legal Amazon: a study on the potential contamination of mercury in apiaries.

Autor: Solera K; Institute of Natural, Human and Social Sciences, Postgraduate Program in Biotechnology and Biodiversity-Pró-Centro-Oeste, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Av. Alexandre Ferronato, 1.200, Sinop, Mato Grosso, 78557-267, Brazil. solera.keuglossini2017@gmail.com., de Freitas F; Institute of Natural, Human and Social Sciences, Postgraduate Program in Biotechnology and Biodiversity-Pró-Centro-Oeste, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Av. Alexandre Ferronato, 1.200, Sinop, Mato Grosso, 78557-267, Brazil., Lopes VJS; Institute of Natural, Human and Social Sciences, Postgraduate Program in Biotechnology and Biodiversity-Pró-Centro-Oeste, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Av. Alexandre Ferronato, 1.200, Sinop, Mato Grosso, 78557-267, Brazil.; University Campus of Sinop, Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Av. Alexandre Ferronato, 1.200, Sinop, Mato Grosso, 78557-267, Brazil., Machado GA; Institute of Biotechnology, Federal University of Catalão, Câmpus I: Av. Dr. Lamartine Pinto de Avelar, 1.120, Catalão, Goiás, 75704-020, Brazil., de Andrade RLT; Institute of Natural, Human and Social Sciences, Postgraduate Program in Biotechnology and Biodiversity-Pró-Centro-Oeste, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Av. Alexandre Ferronato, 1.200, Sinop, Mato Grosso, 78557-267, Brazil., Battirola LD; Institute of Natural, Human and Social Sciences, Postgraduate Program in Biotechnology and Biodiversity-Pró-Centro-Oeste, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Av. Alexandre Ferronato, 1.200, Sinop, Mato Grosso, 78557-267, Brazil.; Department of Forest Engineering, Faculty of Forest Engineering, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Av. Fernando Corrêa da Costa, 2.367, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, 78060-900, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Environmental science and pollution research international [Environ Sci Pollut Res Int] 2024 Dec; Vol. 31 (58), pp. 66422-66434. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Dec 04.
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-35574-y
Abstrakt: Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (MAPEOs) are considered to be one of the main sources of mercury release into the environment. Considering the gold mining activities, this study evaluated the Hg concentration in 27 apiaries (Apis spp.) in the South of the Legal Amazon, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. A total of 243 samples distributed in 81 samples of bees, 81 beeswax, and 81 of honeys, collected between the months of July and November 2022, were analyzed. One bee sample showed Hg concentration above the limit of quantification (68.8 ng g -1 ), 27 samples were between the limit of detection and limit of quantification (15 samples of bees, 8 of wax and 4 of honey). In all study areas, trace levels of Hg concentration were detected, 12 near MAPEOs areas and 16 near crop areas. It recorded that the honeys analyzed in this study in Mato Grosso are not contaminated by Hg, not offering any risk to consumers of the product. It is noteworthy that the use of bioindicator tools such as bees, beeswax, and honey is effective in relation to Hg monitoring in apiaries. It can also infer that the implementation of beekeeping in areas that will go through experience the process of environmental recovery, after the mining exploitation, is feasible, in line with permanent biomonitoring of the region.
Competing Interests: Declarations. Ethical approval: Not applicable. Consent to participate: Not applicable. Consent for publication: Not applicable. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
(© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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