Hungerford, Natasha L. published the artcileOccurrence of environmental contaminants (pesticides, herbicides, PAHs) in Australian/Queensland Apis mellifera honey, Safety of 2-Methoxynaphthalene, the publication is Food Additives & Contaminants, Part B: Surveillance (2021), 14(3), 193-205, database is CAplus and MEDLINE.
Honey is a popular agricultural product containing mostly sugars and water, but due to its nutritious components and natural production by honeybees (Apis mellifera) from floral nectar, it is marketed as a premium health food item. As environmental monitors, honeybees can potentially transfer environmental contaminants to honey. While pesticides can have ubiquitous presence in agricultural and urban areas, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) can be more prevalent in higher d. urban/industrial environments. Australian beehives are customarily located in rural areas/forests, but it is increasingly popular to keep hives in urban areas. This study assessed the levels of environmental contaminants in honeys (n = 212) from Queensland/Australian sources including rural, peri-urban and urban areas. Honey samples were analyzed by LC-MS/MS and GC-MS/MS for 53 herbicides, 83 pesticides, 18 breakdown products (for certain pesticides/herbicides) and 33 PAHs and showed low/negligible pesticide, herbicide and PAHs contamination, consistent regardless of honey origins.
Food Additives & Contaminants, Part B: Surveillance published new progress about 93-04-9. 93-04-9 belongs to ethers-buliding-blocks, auxiliary class Naphthalene,Ether, name is 2-Methoxynaphthalene, and the molecular formula is C11H10O, Safety of 2-Methoxynaphthalene.
Referemce:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ether,
Ether | (C2H5)2O – PubChem