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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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