The honey of Trigona biroi as a bioindicator for detecting toward green city environmental pollution levels

Abstract

Abstract Trigona spp . honey bees is a good biological bioindicator, because it can show damage/chemical changes in their environment (bees) through two signals, namely high mortality (pesticide cases), and the presence of pesticide residues in their bodies or residues in products in their hives such as pesticides and other contaminants that may be detected. Honey bees Trigona spp . Trigona spp honey bees have been widely cultivated in urban environments to produce honey for consumption purposes, on the other hand it can cause honey to be contaminated by heavy metals and other pollutants. This study aims to identify contaminants or pollutants from Trigona spp. honey cultivated in urban areas. The results of this study are expected to provide information regarding the use of Trigona spp. honey products. as a special bioindicator for honey products. The research was conducted from July to September 2018. Data was taken from 2 locations, namely the Makassar Industrial Area and natural forest in Rongkong, East Luwu. The data obtained consisted of the metal content of Lead (Pb) and Arsenic (As) in honey. The results showed that the lead content in honey produced in urban areas was higher with a value of 0.4144 mg/kg than in the honey of bees living in the forest with a value of <0.10 mg/kg, while the content of arsenic metal in honey, both in bees living in urban areas and bees living in forests are relatively the same with a value of <0.01 mg/kg. These results indicate that the two honey samples are still safe according to the Indonesian National Standard 3545 of 2018.

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