A Comparative Study of Metal Content in Selected Polish and Romanian Honey Samples

Purcarea, Cornelia; Dzugan, Malgorzata; Wesolowska, Monika; Chis, Adriana Monica; Zagula, Grzegorz; Teusdea, Alin Cristian; Puchalski, Czeslaw

Cornelia Purcarea, Malgorzata Dzugan, Monika Wesolowska, Adriana Monica Chis, Grzegorz Zagula, Alin Cristian Teusdea, Czeslaw Puchalski

A Comparative Study of Metal Content in Selected Polish and Romanian Honey Samples

Abstract:

The aim of the study was to compare the heavy metal contamination and study the mineral content of Polish and Romanian honeys. We used Polish varietal honeys (n=18) produced in the year 2013-2014 in ecologically clean Podkarpackie region, and Romanian honeys (n=36) from Bihor district produced in 2013. The heavy metals concentration as well as mineral composition of honey was assayed by ICP-OES method with prior microwave mineralization. The cadmium and lead level in tested Polish honeys ranged from 0.007 to 0.021mg/kg and 0.02 to 0.098 mg/kg, respectively. Cadmium was not detected in Romanian honeys, and the lead contamination was lower than in Polish honey (0.018-0.05 mg/kg). Mercury was not detected in any tested honey samples. The aluminum content in Polish honeydew honeys was 34.6-times higher than in Romanian honeys. Honey samples from Poland were richest in potassium (2.5-fold for honeydew, lime and acacia, excluding heather), but they included less calcium. Generally, dark honeys include the highest mineral concentration and are more contaminated by heavy metals. However, all tested samples met the legal requirements for heavy metals residues. The geographical origin and soil composition strongly influenced honey chemical composition and the crucial factor for heavy metal transfer seems to be soil pH.

Keywords:
honey; heavy metal; nutritional minerals; environment contamination

Issue: 2017, Volume 68, Issue 6

Pages: 1163-1169

Publication date: 2017/7/15

https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.17.6.5634

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PURCAREA, C., DZUGAN, M., WESOLOWSKA, M., CHIS, A.M., ZAGULA, G., TEUSDEA, A.C., PUCHALSKI, C., A Comparative Study of Metal Content in Selected Polish and Romanian Honey Samples, Rev. Chim., 68(6), 2017, 1163-1169.

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Purcarea C, Dzugan M, Wesolowska M, Chis AM, Zagula G, Teusdea AC, Puchalski C. A Comparative Study of Metal Content in Selected Polish and Romanian Honey Samples. Rev. Chim.[internet]. 2017 Jun;68(6):1163-1169. Available from: https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.17.6.5634

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Purcarea, C., Dzugan, M., Wesolowska, M., Chis, A.M., Zagula, G., Teusdea, A.C. & Puchalski, C. (2017). A Comparative Study of Metal Content in Selected Polish and Romanian Honey Samples. Revista de Chimie, 68(6), 1163-1169. https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.17.6.5634

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Purcarea, C., Dzugan, M., Wesolowska, M., Chis, A.M., Zagula, G., Teusdea, A.C., Puchalski, C. (2017). 'A Comparative Study of Metal Content in Selected Polish and Romanian Honey Samples', Revista de Chimie, 68(6), pp. 1163-1169. https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.17.6.5634

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C. Purcarea, M. Dzugan, M. Wesolowska, A.M. Chis, G. Zagula, A.C. Teusdea, C. Puchalski, "A Comparative Study of Metal Content in Selected Polish and Romanian Honey Samples". Revista de Chimie, vol. 68, no. 6, pp. 1163-1169, 2017. [online]. https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.17.6.5634

Text
Cornelia Purcarea, Malgorzata Dzugan, Monika Wesolowska, Adriana Monica Chis, Grzegorz Zagula, Alin Cristian Teusdea, Czeslaw Puchalski,
A Comparative Study of Metal Content in Selected Polish and Romanian Honey Samples,
Revista de Chimie,
Volume 68, Issue 6,
2017,
Pages 1163-1169,
ISSN 2668-8212,
https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.17.6.5634.
(https://revistadechimie.ro/Articles.asp?ID=5634)
Keywords: honey; heavy metal; nutritional minerals; environment contamination

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T1 - A Comparative Study of Metal Content in Selected Polish and Romanian Honey Samples
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A2 - Dzugan, Malgorzata
A3 - Wesolowska, Monika
A4 - Chis, Adriana Monica
A5 - Zagula, Grzegorz
A6 - Teusdea, Alin Cristian
A7 - Puchalski, Czeslaw
JF - Revista de Chimie
JO - Rev. Chim.
PB - Revista de Chimie SRL
SN - 2668-8212
Y1 - 2017
VL - 68
IS - 6
SP - 1163
EP - 1169
UR - https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.17.6.5634
KW - honey
KW - heavy metal
KW - nutritional minerals
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@article{RevCh2017P1163,
author = {Purcarea Cornelia and Dzugan Malgorzata and Wesolowska Monika and Chis Adriana Monica and Zagula Grzegorz and Teusdea Alin Cristian and Puchalski Czeslaw},
title = {A Comparative Study of Metal Content in Selected Polish and Romanian Honey Samples},
journal = {Revista de Chimie},
volume = {68},
number = {6},
pages = {1163-1169},
year = {2017},
issn = {2668-8212},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.17.6.5634},
url = {https://revistadechimie.ro/Articles.asp?ID=5634}
}

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