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Heavy Metals in Propolis

Practical and Simple Procedures to Reduce the Lead Level in the Brazilian Propolis

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In order to improve the quality of our propolis, many kinds of analysis carried out and, after a critical study of the results, the lead content in our propolis called our attention.

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  1. CONAP—Cooperative Nacional dos Produtores de Apitoxina, Rua dos Pampas 644, Belo Horizonte, 30.410-580, Minas Gerais, Brazil

    Nivia Macedo Freire Alcici

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  1. The Israeli College of Complementary Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Avshalom Mizrahi

  2. Triwaks Bee Research Center, The Hebrew University, Rehovot, Israel

    Yaacov Lensky

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Alcici, N.M.F. (1997). Heavy Metals in Propolis. In: Mizrahi, A., Lensky, Y. (eds) Bee Products. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9371-0_28

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