Abstract

GUTIERREZ P, Luís V et al. Bee pollen used as environmental bioindicator in the determination of lead in Antonio Pinto Salinas municipality, in Merida - Venezuela. INHRR [online]. 2014, vol.45, n.1, pp.191-210. ISSN 0798-0477.

Pollen analysis of honey provides information about the preferences of bees and can determine its botanical and geographical origin. Therefore, bee pollen as the second most consumed product from the hive, which may contain trace amounts vary from one plant to another, enabling it to act as a biomarker of environmental pollution, because it can determine whether there are traces of toxic minerals such as lead and mercury. In this study we evaluated the concentration of Pb in bee pollen produced in different colonies of Pinto Salinas Municipality of the Mérida State. Pb analysis was performed by atomic absorption spectroscopy with electrothermal atomization (ETAAS). We found an average concentration of Pb from (0,198 -0,288) mg Pb / kg of fresh bee pollen The method for lead analysis was evaluated by recovery studies, obtaining a value of (97-104) %, with a standard relative standard (RSD%) < 3% (n=7), indicating that the method was accurate, precise. This indicates that the methodology used in bee pollen could be used as a routine method to assess lead contamination in the environment.

Keywords : polen; plomo; ambiente; contaminación.

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