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Analysis of Mercury Concentration in Honey from the Point of View of Human Body Exposure
- Source :
- Biological Trace Element Research
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021.
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Abstract
- Honey is a highly valued product due to its nutritional value, pro-health and healing properties. Pollutants from the environment penetrate into nectar, honeydew, pollen and next into bee products and can cause human exposure after ingestion. Mercury (Hg) is a toxic metal to living organisms. This is why it was important to determine the level of Hg in consumed honey.The aim of this manuscript is to analyse mercury concentration in honeys collected on the territory of Poland. A total of 108 samples of honey purchased in regional apiaries and hypermarkets were tested. The concentration of Hg was analysed in various types of honey (multifloral, honeydew, linden, goldenrod, acacia, buckwheat, rapeseed, sunflower, heather, dandelion, phacelia). The values of the Estimated Daily Intake (EDI), Estimated Weekly Intake (EWI) and % Provisional Tolerable Weekly Intake (% PTWI) were calculated. This allowed estimating the amount of Hg taken during consumption of the tested honeys.The concentration of Hg ranged from 0.01 to 1.71 µg/kg and was 0.43 µg/kg on average. A higher concentration of Hg, which was statistically significant, was recorded in honeydew honey, then in compound honeys. Honeys produced from one raw material had the lowest concentration of Hg. There were no significant differences in the concentration of Hg depending on the origin of honey. The calculations have shown that consumption of a portion (19 g) of the tested honey per week is safe for both adults and children according to the applicable standards.
- Subjects :
- Honeydew
animal structures
Rapeseed
Plant Nectar
Apiary
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Clinical Biochemistry
chemistry.chemical_element
Dandelion
010501 environmental sciences
01 natural sciences
Biochemistry
Article
Inorganic Chemistry
Animal science
Phacelia
Animals
Ingestion
Nectar
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Human Body
biology
digestive, oral, and skin physiology
fungi
010401 analytical chemistry
Biochemistry (medical)
food and beverages
Honey
Mercury
General Medicine
Bees
biology.organism_classification
AAS
0104 chemical sciences
Mercury (element)
chemistry
behavior and behavior mechanisms
Fagopyrum
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15590720 and 01634984
- Volume :
- 200
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Biological Trace Element Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0667344dc1384249f860af6b8dc20e7e