Heavy metal pollution. Part X: Impact of volcanic activity on Etnean honey.
- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Environmental Technology Letters
- Vol. 5 (1-11) , 453-456
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09593338409384298
Abstract
Samples of honey produced by bees in the vicinity of Mt. Etna volcano, in Sicily, were subjected to atomic absorption spectrometry analysis in order to determine the concentration of 24 elements. The samples appeared to contain, in relation to others from unpolluted areas, elevated levels of elements such as As, Ba, Co, K, Li, Mn, Sr and Zn. This metal enrichment is correlated to the elemental content of the leachates from Mt. Etna lava ashes.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Heavy metal pollution, Part VII. Emissions from Mount Etna VolcanoGeophysical Research Letters, 1983
- Elemental Analysis of Honey as an Indicator of PollutionArchives of environmental health, 1975