Bees monitor air quality at Duesseldorf airport
JUN 29, 2010
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.024456
New York Times : Some harmful chemicals find their way from the environment into honey via flower pollen. Given that bees normally forage within a range of about 5 km, analyzing honey for toxins is a cost-effective way to monitor local pollution—which is just what authorities at Düsseldorf International Airport in Germany have been doing for the past four years.
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