Beeswax residue analysis points to an alarming contamination: a Belgian case study

Jorgen Ravoet; Wim Reybroeck; Lina  De Smet; Dirk de Graaf

doi:10.5073/jka.2015.450.000

Beeswax residue analysis points to an alarming contamination: a Belgian case study

Jorgen Ravoet, Wim Reybroeck, Lina De Smet, Dirk de Graaf

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Beeswax from ten Belgian hives was analyzed for the presence of more than 300 organochlorine
and organophosphorous compounds by LC-MS/MS and GC-MS/MS. Traces of 18 pesticides were
found and not a single sample was free of residues. The number of residues found per sample
ranged from 3 to 13, and the pesticides found could be categorized as i) pesticides solely for
agricultural (crop protection) application, ii) pesticides for mixed agricultural and apicultural
(veterinary) application.
The frequencies and quantities of some environmental pollutants are reason for high concerns.
Most alarming was the detection of lindane (gamma-HCH) and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
(DDT; including its breakdown product dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene, DDE), two insecticides
that are banned in Europe for several years or even decades. The present comprehensive residue
analysis, however, also reveals residues of pesticides never found in beeswax before, i.e. DEET,
propargite and bromophos

Oorspronkelijke taal	Engels
Pagina's	275-275
Aantal pagina’s	1
DOI's	https://doi.org/10.5073/jka.2015.450.000
Publicatiestatus	Gepubliceerd - nov-2015
Evenement	12th International Symposium ICP-PR - Bee Protection Group 'Hazards of pesticides to bees' - Gent, België Duur: 15-sep-2014 → 17-sep-2014

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Symposium	12th International Symposium ICP-PR - Bee Protection Group 'Hazards of pesticides to bees'
Land/Regio	België
Stad	Gent
Periode	15/09/14 → 17/09/14

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