Deposition of cadmium in tissues of coturnix quail fed honey bees.

摘要: Insects have been reported to concentrate cadmium probably through food or water intake by contact with contaminated surfaces. It is conceivable that avian species consuming such insects could in their tissues. In the work here, domesticated honey bees were found contain appreciable levels of cadmium. The collected quantity and fed Coturnix quail study extent which an may accumulate liver kidney as well eggs.