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To evaluate the bioaccumulation potential of Hermetia illucens across all developmental stages for macroelements, microelements, non-essential elements, and toxic heavy metals from optimal feed.

March 21, 2020The Science of The Total EnvironmentOpen Access

Hermetia illucens exhibits bioaccumulative potential for 15 different elements – Implications for feed and food production

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KPKinga ProcInstitute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences PBPiotr BulakInstitute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences DWDariusz WiącekInstitute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences

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Experimental study reveals bioaccumulation of 15 essential and toxic elements in black soldier flies, highlighting safety implications for insect-based feed and food production.

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To evaluate the bioaccumulation potential of Hermetia illucens across all developmental stages for macroelements, microelements, non-essential elements, and toxic heavy metals from optimal feed.
Reared black soldier flies (Hermetia illucens) on optimal feed with acceptable baseline element concentrations.
Quantified element accumulation and bioaccumulation factors across all developmental stages and puparia.
Bioaccumulation occurred across all developmental stages and puparia for nine elements: Ba, Bi, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mg, Mo, Se, and Zn.
Al, As, Co, K, Pb, and Si exhibited no bioaccumulation at any developmental stage.
Ca, Cd, Ga, Mn, P, and S selectively bioaccumulated during specific stages, with peak bioaccumulation factors observed in puparia for Ca (38) and Mn (21).

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Proc et al. (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69de7fa0726bee048db0c5c4 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138125

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Experimental study reveals bioaccumulation of 15 essential and toxic elements in black soldier flies, highlighting safety implications for insect-based feed and food production.

Hermetia illucens exhibits bioaccumulative potential for 15 different elements – Implications for feed and food production

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