Abstract
This work shows significant variations in the values of 210Po in different analyzed Polish voivodeships. Statistical analysis of 210Po activity concentrations in honey samples showed significant differences between place of honey collecting, kind of honey and morphological structure of plants from which bees collected nectar.
Highlights
Honey is produced by honeybees from nectar of different plants, as well as from honeydew
The results showed that trace element concentrations in the honeys from different regions generally reflect the degree of trace element contamination of the environment [1]
The results of polonium (210Po) determination in different environmental honey samples collected in northern Poland are presented and discussed in this paper
Summary
Honey is produced by honeybees from nectar of different plants, as well as from honeydew. Bioindicators are organisms used as an indi‐ cator of the state of the environment. These are species with a low tolerance index, or in a specific way responsive to the substance. Pollen and honeydew are often exposed to harmful substances planted on plants used in agriculture and carry these contaminants on the body surface to the hive, and as a consequence the impurities get into the honey. The results showed that trace element concentrations in the honeys from different regions generally reflect the degree of trace element contamination of the environment [1]
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