Department of Ecology, Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences, University of Presov, 17. November no. 1, Prešov 080 01, Slovakia.
Department of Sustainable Development, Faculty of European Studies and Regional Development, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, Nitra 949 76, Slovak Republic.
Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2024 Oct 15;285:117132. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.117132. Epub 2024 Oct 2.
Twenty-eight beekeepers around Slovakia were included in the research to evaluate the presence of mercury in honeybee bodies and selected bee-related products: bee pollen and honey. The samples were collected in May, June, and July (honeybee bodies only in May and June). During this period, moss and lichen bags for air quality assessment were exposed around the beehives and relative accumulation factor (RAF) was used for its evaluation. Mercury content in evaluated bioindicators was determined using AMA 254 analyser. Percentage of provisional tolerable intake (%PTWI) and target hazard quotient (THQ) were used to determine health risks related to bee pollen and honey consumption. Around the beehives the proportion of landscape structure elements was determined for each sampling locality, using a geographical informational system QGIS. The aim of the study was a comprehensive evaluation of the mercury content in the environment around beehives using several bioindicators and an assessment of the relationship between the presence of mercury pollution and the proportion of landscape structure elements in the vicinity of the beehives. The study also aimed to evaluate the transfer of contaminants between bee bodies and bee-related products and the health risks resulting from their consumption.
28 名来自斯洛伐克各地的养蜂人参与了这项研究，以评估蜜蜂体内和选定的与蜜蜂相关的产品（蜂花粉和蜂蜜）中汞的存在情况。这些样本是在 5 月、6 月和 7 月（仅在 5 月和 6 月采集蜜蜂体样本）采集的。在此期间，在蜂箱周围暴露了用于空气质量评估的苔藓和地衣袋，并使用相对积累因子（RAF）对其进行了评估。使用 AMA 254 分析仪测定评估生物标志物中的汞含量。使用暂定可耐受摄入量百分比（%PTWI）和目标危害系数（THQ）来确定与蜂花粉和蜂蜜消费相关的健康风险。使用地理信息系统 QGIS 为每个采样点确定了蜂箱周围景观结构元素的比例。该研究的目的是使用多种生物标志物全面评估蜂箱周围环境中的汞含量，并评估蜜蜂污染的存在与蜂箱附近景观结构元素比例之间的关系。该研究还旨在评估污染物在蜜蜂体和与蜜蜂相关的产品之间的转移以及其消费所带来的健康风险。
