Tulane University: Honey Can Reveal Clues About Environmental Pollution Near You
December 06, 2024
December 06, 2024
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- Tulane University issued the following news release:
Inside every jar of honey is a taste of the local environment, its sticky sweet flavor enhanced by whichever nearby flowers bees have decided to sample. But a new study from Tulane University has found that honey can also offer a glimpse of nearby pollution.
The study, published in Environmental Pollution, tested 260 honey samples from 48 states for traces of six toxic metal . . .
Inside every jar of honey is a taste of the local environment, its sticky sweet flavor enhanced by whichever nearby flowers bees have decided to sample. But a new study from Tulane University has found that honey can also offer a glimpse of nearby pollution.
The study, published in Environmental Pollution, tested 260 honey samples from 48 states for traces of six toxic metal . . .