title: Selenium in pollen gathered by bees foraging on fly ash-grown plants.
abstract: Pollen collected from the rear legs of honey bees found foraging on asters voluntarily growing on a fly ash dump in Endwell, New York, was found to contain a high concentration of selenium. Pollen from bees foraging on asters growing on field soil contained no detectable selenium.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001516:Bees / Q000502:physiology*; D003031:Coal; D007220:Industrial Waste; D011058:Pollen / Q000032:analysis*; D012643:Selenium / Q000032:analysis*; D012987:Soil / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D003031:Coal; D007220:Industrial Waste; D012987:Soil; D012643:Selenium