Coline Monchanin, Erwann Drujont, Jean-Marc Devaud and Mathieu Lihoreau (CRCA-CBI) and their colleagues have published a study showing the impact of heavy metal pollution on the health of bees, which are essential to the proper functioning of ecosystems.
Monchanin C, Drujont E, Le Roux G, Lösel PD, Barron AB, Devaud JM, Elger A, Lihoreau M.
Environmental exposure to metallic pollution impairs honey bee brain development and cognition.
J Hazard Mater. 2024 Mar 5;465:133218. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.133218. Epub 2023 Dec 14.