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Heavy Metal Determination in Stingless Bees Honey (Hymenoptera:<br />

Heterotrigona itama) from Different Localities<br />

Noor Zulaika Binti Johari<br />

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Shamsul Bahri Abd Razak<br />

Bachelor of Science Agrotechnology (Crop Science)<br />

School of Food Science and Technology<br />

This study is to determine the heavy metal in stingless bee honey from different<br />

localities. The chosen stingless bees sampling plots are Gong Badak (sub-urban<br />

environment), Bukit Kor (agriculture area), and Taman Pertanian, Sekayu (forest<br />

environment). Stingless bee honey is used as the biological indicator for the presence<br />

of pollutants and heavy metals such as copper, zinc, cadmium, lead, arsenic, nickel,<br />

chromium, and iron. There are numerous studies that have been carried out for honey<br />

bees in determination of heavy metals but none for stingless bee honey. The samples<br />

in this experiment is digested using the microwave digester and analysed using ICP-<br />

OES. Based on the preliminary study, the level of lead in stingless bee honey is higher<br />

at Bukit Kor as compared to the Gong Badak and Taman Pertanian, Sekayu. This study<br />

could be used as a baseline reference for stingless bee rearing in different<br />

environment.<br />

1110 | UMT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH DAY 2018

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