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Heavy metals on honeybees indicate their concentration in the atmosphere. a proof of concept

Annamaria CostaDipartimento di Scienze veterinarie per la salute, la produzione animale e la sicurezza alimentare – VESPA, Facoltá di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy; Correspondence[email protected]
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Mauro VecaAgronomist, beekeeper, Milano, Italy;
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Maurizio BarberisATS Milano SS Sanita Animale Milano Nord, Milano, Italy;
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Alessandra TostiATS SC Qualita'Milano, Milano, Italy
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Giacomo NotaroATS SC Qualita'Milano, Milano, Italy
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Stefano NavaDipartimento di Scienze veterinarie per la salute, la produzione animale e la sicurezza alimentare – VESPA, Facoltá di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy;
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Massimo LazzariDipartimento di Scienze veterinarie per la salute, la produzione animale e la sicurezza alimentare – VESPA, Facoltá di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy;
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Alessandro AgazziDipartimento di Scienze veterinarie per la salute, la produzione animale e la sicurezza alimentare – VESPA, Facoltá di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy;
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Francesco Maria TangorraDipartimento di Scienze veterinarie per la salute, la produzione animale e la sicurezza alimentare – VESPA, Facoltá di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-5476-1265
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Pages 309-315 | Received 05 Jun 2018, Accepted 06 Aug 2018, Published online: 24 Nov 2018

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