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ArticlePlants (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Environmental Contamination and Mining Impact: Physico-Chemical and Biological Characterization of Propolis as an Indicator of Pollution in the Roșia Montană Area, Romania.

Mirel Glevitzky, Roxana Bostan, Mihaela Laura Vică, Gabriela-Alina Dumitrel, Mihai-Teopent Corcheş, Maria Popa, Ioana Glevitzky, Horea-Vladi Matei

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Article in Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Mirel GlevitzkyFaculty of Informatics and Engineering, "1 Decembrie 1918" University of Alba Iulia, 15-17 Unirii Street, 510009 Alba Iulia, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-5059-9336
Roxana BostanFaculty of Informatics and Engineering, "1 Decembrie 1918" University of Alba Iulia, 15-17 Unirii Street, 510009 Alba Iulia, Romania.
Mihaela Laura VicăDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Biology, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 Louis Pasteur Street, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-0811-0821
Gabriela-Alina DumitrelFaculty of Industrial Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Politehnica University Timişoara, 2 Victoriei Square, 300006 Timişoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-2097-5230
Mihai-Teopent CorcheşFaculty of Informatics and Engineering, "1 Decembrie 1918" University of Alba Iulia, 15-17 Unirii Street, 510009 Alba Iulia, Romania.
Maria PopaFaculty of Informatics and Engineering, "1 Decembrie 1918" University of Alba Iulia, 15-17 Unirii Street, 510009 Alba Iulia, Romania.
Ioana GlevitzkySanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Directorate of Alba County, 7A Lalelor Street, 510217 Alba Iulia, Romania.
Horea-Vladi MateiDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Biology, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 Louis Pasteur Street, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Contamination with heavy metal ions from mining activities presents a major environmental issue. This study investigates pollution caused by heavy metals from mining, with a particular emphasis on toxic ions and essential ions for living organisms. It starts by analyzing the sources of pollution and its effects on soil, vegetation, water, and wildlife (propolis produced by honey bees living in natural environments). Propolis is an indicator of environmental contamination by metals, a natural and valuable product of natural ecosystems. As part of the investigation, the contamination with metal cations (Pb

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contaminationDPPHmetal cationspropolissoiltotal flavonoidstotal phenolicsvegetableswater

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PMCPMC11945197

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