Chemical Profile of Elements in the Stingless Bee Melipona scutellaris (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) from Sites with Distinct Anthropogenic Activities.

Sintia Emmanuelle Andrade de Santana, José Eduardo Serrão, Carlos Alfredo Lopes de Carvalho, Paulo Barros de Abreu Júnior, Ana Maria Waldschmidt

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Sintia Emmanuelle Andrade de SantanaGraduation Program in Genetics, Biodiversity and Conservation, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia-UESB, Rua José Moreira Sobrinho, s/n, Jequiezinho, BA, ZIP code 45208-091, Jequié, Brazil. sintiaandrade@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2780-0345

José Eduardo SerrãoDepartment of General Biology, Universidade Federal de Viçosa-UFV, Avenida Peter Henry Rolfs, s/n, Campus Universitário, MG, ZIP code 36570-900, Viçosa, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0477-4252

Carlos Alfredo Lopes de CarvalhoCenter of Agricultural, Environmental and Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia-UFRB, Av. Rui Barbosa, 710, BA, ZIP code 44380-000, Cruz das Almas, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3306-3003

Paulo Barros de Abreu JúniorGraduation Program in Genetics, Biodiversity and Conservation, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia-UESB, Rua José Moreira Sobrinho, s/n, Jequiezinho, BA, ZIP code 45208-091, Jequié, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9839-0796

Ana Maria WaldschmidtGraduation Program in Genetics, Biodiversity and Conservation, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia-UESB, Rua José Moreira Sobrinho, s/n, Jequiezinho, BA, ZIP code 45208-091, Jequié, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6366-9954

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Abstract

Stingless bees are pollinators in forests and crops that, during foraging, may be exposed to several environmental xenobiotics, including metallic elements. This study evaluated the presence of 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) over the body surface of the stingless bee Melipona scutellaris visiting areas with different anthropogenic activity levels. The analyses were carried out using scanning electron microscopy with X-ray energy-dispersive spectroscopy (SEM/XEDS) and all tested elements were identified. Lead was the most abundant element in all samples, whereas Mn had the lowest abundance. High amounts of Cu and Zn were detected in the areas with metallurgic industries. The presence of metals on the body surface of this stingless bee varied according to the level of human activities in the studied areas.

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HymenopteraAnimalsAnthropogenic EffectsBeesHumansManganeseMolybdenumNickelManganeseMolybdenumNickelHuman activitiesMetalsMicroanalysisSEM/XEDS

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PMID36781716

DOI10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119504

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