Risk assessment of heavy metals in honey consumed in Zhejiang province, southeastern China

Ru, Qiaomei; Feng, Qiang; He, Jinzhe

doi:10.1016/j.fct.2012.12.015

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“…Therefore, honey has been recognized as an environmental marker (Przybylowski and Wilczynska, 2001). Recently, the heavy metal contents of honey samples have been investigated in several countries such as Poland (Przybylowski and Wilczynska, 2001), France (Devillers et al, 2002), Slovenia (Golob et al, 2005), Italy (Pisani et al, 2008), Turkey (Tuzen et al, 2007;Silici et al, 2008;Citak et al, 2012), Croatia (Bilandzic et al, 2011) and China (Ru et al, 2013).…”

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Antioxidant Activities and Heavy Metal Contents of Castanea Sativa Honey

2018

Global NEST Journal

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<p>Honey is one of the most valuable foods in terms of its antioxidant nature and antioxidant activity. In this study, their botanic origins, total flavonoid content, total phenol content, the hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity (HPSA) (in terms of SC50 (µg mL-1)), ferric reducing antioxidant power capacity (FRAP), 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity (in terms of SC50), metal-chelating activity (MCA) (%) and heavy metal amounts were examined to determine the qualities of honey samples that gathered from Giresun city of Black Sea region in Turkey. According to the melissopalynological analysis, the botanic origins of the samples are Castanea sativa (Chestnut) Miller and uni-floral. The HPSA, FRAP, DPPH, MCA (%), total phenol content (TPC), and total flavonoid content (TFC) were found between 251.99±0.48-258.64±1.22 µg mL-1, 71.34±0.09-73.71±0.20 %, 584.86±0.06-595.04±0.29 µg mL-1, 36.73±0.00-36.86±0.09 %, 93.82±1.05-173.15±2.46 mg GAE 100 g-1 and 5.51±0.19-8.29±0.05 mg CAE/100 g, respectively. For comparison of these results, Butylated Hydroxy Anisole (BHA), Butylated Hydroxy Toluene (BHT) and α-Tocopherol (TOC) were used as standard antioxidant compounds. In addition, it was observed that honey samples were been contaminated with most of the heavy metals (Al, Ca, Cr, Cu, Fe, Li, Mg, Mn, Ni, Rb, and Zn) to a lesser or greater extent, whereas others (Te, Tl, and U) were never detected in these samples. However, Cd and Cs were detected only in one sample and Pb in another sample Finally, the results indicate that although honey is an important source of nutrients, nevertheless it could be affected by environmental pollution.</p>

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Antioxidant Activities and Heavy Metal Contents of Castanea Sativa Honey

2018

Global NEST Journal

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“…Mercury is a neurotoxic poison that produces neurobehavioral neuroendocrine effects, immunotoxicity, renal damage, and gastrointestinal toxicity (Chen et al, 2011;Sweet and Zelikoff, 2001). The most important anthropogenic sources of Hg pollution in the environment are industrial and urban discharges, mining, and combustion, as well as agricultural materials (Ru et al, 2013).…”

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Essential and Toxic Elements in Honeys From a Region of Central Italy

Meli

Desideri

Roselli

et al. 2015

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A

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Levels of iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), and lead (Pb) in several types of honey produced in a region of Central Italy were determined by atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS). The degree of humidity, sugar content, pH, free acidity, combined acidity (lactones), and total acidity were also measured. These elements were found to be present in honey in various proportions depending upon (1) the area foraged by bees, (2) flower type visited for collection of nectar, and (3) quality of water in the vicinity of the hive. Strong positive correlations occurred between Pb and Hg, Pb and Cd, Pb and Fe, Pb and Cr, Hg and Cd, and Hg and Fe. The honey products synthesized in Central Italy were of good quality, but not completely free of heavy metal contamination. Compared with established recommended daily intakes, heavy metals or trace element intoxication following honey consumption in Italy was found not to be a concern for human health.

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“…Ash was dissolved in 1mol/l diluted [3,21] . The human health risks posed by chronic exposure to the heavy metals were assessed by computing the average daily intake of metal (DIM) using (Cmetal×Cfactor×Dfood intake)/Baverage weight formula [22][23][24][25] ; where Cmetal, Cfactor, Dfood intake, and Baverage weight represent the heavy metal concentrations in spices (mg/kg), conversion factor, daily intake of spice, and average body weight, respectively. The conversion factor (0.085) is used to convert fresh weight into dry weight [24] .…”

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Potential Health Risk Assessment of Cr, Cu, Fe and Zn for Human Population via Consumption of Commercial Spices; a Case Study of Hamedan City, Iran

Sobhanardakani¹

2016

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Risk assessment of heavy metals in honey consumed in Zhejiang province, southeastern China

Cited by 109 publications

References 20 publications

Antioxidant Activities and Heavy Metal Contents of Castanea Sativa Honey

Antioxidant Activities and Heavy Metal Contents of Castanea Sativa Honey

Essential and Toxic Elements in Honeys From a Region of Central Italy

Potential Health Risk Assessment of Cr, Cu, Fe and Zn for Human Population via Consumption of Commercial Spices; a Case Study of Hamedan City, Iran

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