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ArticleBiological trace element research2022

Chemical Profile of Elements in the Stingless Bee Melipona quadrifasciata anthidioides (Hymenoptera: Apidae).

Sintia Emmanuelle Andrade de Santana, Arlete Prado Silva, José Eduardo Serrão, Paulo Roberto Antunes de Mello Affonso, Lorena Andrade Nunes, Ana Maria Waldschmidt

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Article in Biological trace element research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Sintia Emmanuelle Andrade de SantanaGraduate Program in Genetics, Biodiversity and Conservation, Universidade Estadual Do Sudoeste da Bahia, Av. José Moreira Sobrinho, s/n, Jequiezinho, Jequié, BA, 45208-091, Brazil. sintiaandrade@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2780-0345
Arlete Prado SilvaEducation Department of the State of Minas Gerais in Presidente Tancredo Neves, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31630-900, Brazil.
José Eduardo SerrãoDepartment of General Biology, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Av. Peter Henry Rolfs, s/n, Campus Universitário, Viçosa, MG, 36570-900, Brazil.
Paulo Roberto Antunes de Mello AffonsoGraduate Program in Genetics, Biodiversity and Conservation, Universidade Estadual Do Sudoeste da Bahia, Av. José Moreira Sobrinho, s/n, Jequiezinho, Jequié, BA, 45208-091, Brazil.
Lorena Andrade NunesDepartment of Nutrition, Faculdade de Tecnologia e Ciências-FTC, Av. Adolfo Ribeiro, Jequié, BA, 45.204.06, Brazil.
Ana Maria WaldschmidtGraduate Program in Genetics, Biodiversity and Conservation, Universidade Estadual Do Sudoeste da Bahia, Av. José Moreira Sobrinho, s/n, Jequiezinho, Jequié, BA, 45208-091, Brazil.
Southwest Bahia State University · BRFaculdade de Tecnologia e Ciências · BRUniversidade do Estado de Minas Gerais · BRUniversidade Federal de Viçosa · BR

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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bees represent efficient bioindicators of environmental contamination, including elements that can accumulate in both biomes and bee-derived products. Therefore, the goal of this study was to evaluate the presence of metallic elements over the body surface of Melipona quadrifasciata anthidioides workers from rural and urban areas from Caatinga in Brazil. Using SEM/XEDS (scanning electron microscope/energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy) identified magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), calcium (Ca), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), arsenic (As), molybdenum (Mo), cadmium (Cd), barium (Ba), and lead (Pb) in the corbiculae of bees. The areas had similar profiles, but As was characterized as a "trace element" in the agricultural area and "minor element" in the urban area. The presence of toxic elements such as As, Cd, and Pb indicates that both areas may be contaminated, revealing the importance of metallic elements microanalysis in native bee species for environmental biomonitoring.

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HymenopteraTrace ElementsAnimalsBeesCadmiumLeadNickelCadmiumLeadNickelTrace ElementsBiomonitoringContaminationCorbiculaMetalsSEM/XEDSStingless bees

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PMID34632547
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