Medycyna Wet. 63 (5), 602-603, 2007
| Spodniewska A., Romaniuk K. |
| Concentration of lead and cadmium in honey in randomly chosen apiaries of the Warmia and Mazury province |
| The aim of the studies was to determine the concentration of lead and cadmium from chosen apiaries of the Warmia and Mazury province. Studies were carried on 15 randomly chosen apiaries, including 12 placed in the northern and 3 in the central part of the province. Presence of lead and cadmium were found in all honey samples, but their concentration was not equal. The highest concentration of lead (0.106-0.354 µg/g) was ascertained in the honey from 3 communes, the lowest (0.018-0.049 µg/g) in 9, and the average (0.066-0.088 µg/g) in 3 remaining ones. Cadmium content in honey samples was considerably lower than lead. The highest concentration of this element (0.037-0.121 µg/g) was in honey from the same 3 communes, where the highest amount of Pb was ascertained. In the samples of honey from remaining apiaries the Cd content ranged from 0.006 to 0.030 µg/g. The highest concentration of the mentioned elements occurred in honey from apiaries surrounded by the take off and landing field for agricultural airplanes. Moreover in these communes phosphorus fertilizers were intensively applied on the fields. |
| Keywords: lead, cadmium, honey |