ISSN:
1432-0800
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
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Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Several samples of commercial grade honey collected from different parts of Tennessee during the summer of 1973 were analyzed for chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide (CHI) residues. A “Modified Mill's Procedure” was used to cleanup the samples prior to gas Chromatographic analysis using electron capture (EC) detection. The presence of CHI residues was confirmed by analysis on three different columns of widely varying polarity. Most of the samples contained CHI residues at 0.01—0.30 parts per billion (ppb) level. Beeswax produced during the same season contained several times higher levels of the residue than the honey samples. Recoveries of CHI residues varied from 81–95 percent by the procedure employed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01685546
