Trace Elements & Heavy Metals
Trace Elements & Heavy Metals
(Ranges in Forager Bees from Pristine versus Polluted Areas of the Western U.S.)
Chemical
Low (ppm/dry weight)
High (ppm/dry weight)
Aluminum
39.6
100
Arsenic
0.1
18.5
Cadmium
0.1
6.9
Copper
19.1
61.3
Fluoride
4.3
405
Lead
4.2
298.7
Manganese
13.2
116.7
Nickel
0.3
483.7
Zinc
66.0
222.8
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