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Problems and chellenges to determine pesticide residues in bumblebees

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Bumblebees play an important role in t he pollination process of many crops and flowers. Therefore, taking action to protect and assess the impact of p esticides on these insects is fully justi fied. Pesticides may cause mortality and also sub-lethal effects that are not always directly visible. Bumblebees, like honeybees, can be used as indicators for environmental monitoring contamination. Two approaches are mainly used for the determination of pesticide residues in pollinating insects: a toxicological test (to know effects) and multi-stage analytical methodologies (to know exposure). The development of new analytica l procedures that would use of sample preparation techniques meeting the requirements of green chemistry or the improvement of existing analytical methods; this is a challenge for analytical chemists. However, such activities can be helpful in developing legal norms regarding the maximum residue levels of pesticides in wild bee organisms.

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artykuł w czasopiśmie wyróżnionym w JCR
Published in:
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY no. 48, edition 6, pages 447 - 458,
ISSN: 1040-8347
Language:
English
Publication year:
2018
Bibliographic description:
Bargańska Ż., Lambropoulou D., Namieśnik J.: Problems and chellenges to determine pesticide residues in bumblebees// CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY. -Vol. 48, iss. 6 (2018), s.447-458
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Gdańsk University of Technology

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