Dominique Weis

How urban beehives ban help researchers detect air pollution

Smithsonian Magazine reported on a study by UBC researchers Kate Smith and Dominique Weis which found that honey from urban bees can help monitor trace elements in a city. The […]

Mar 19, 2019

Honey as a pollution detector? It’s a sweet idea

The New York Times spoke to Dominique Weis, a professor of geochemistry at UBC, in an article about research that found honey from urban bees indicate local pollution levels. Similar articles […]

Mar 19, 2019

Beehives located in cities can be used to monitor pollution

Tech Times reported on new research from UBC which found that honey from urban bees reflect the levels of pollution in the environment. Dominique Weis, senior author of the study […]

Mar 15, 2019

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Honey bees can help monitor pollution in cities

Honey from urban bees can tell us how clean a city is and help pinpoint the sources of environmental pollutants such as lead, new University of British Columbia research has found.

Mar 11, 2019