LEAL, LUIS G.M.ZAMBONI, CIBELE B.NASCIMENTO, ROBERTO M. doMENDONÇA, RONALDO Z.SIMONS, SIMONE M.2020-01-142020-01-14LEAL, LUIS G.M.; ZAMBONI, CIBELE B.; NASCIMENTO, ROBERTO M. do; MENDONÇA, RONALDO Z.; SIMONS, SIMONE M. Characterization of the Scaptotrigona aff. Postica bee from Brazil using analytical techniques. In: INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR ATLANTIC CONFERENCE, October 21-25, 2019, Santos, SP. <b>Proceedings...</b> Rio de Janeiro: Associação Brasileira de Energia Nuclear, 2019. p. 2879-2882. Disponível em: http://repositorio.ipen.br/handle/123456789/30660.http://repositorio.ipen.br/handle/123456789/30660The study aimed to propose the characterization of the Scaptotrigona aff. Postica Bee (“tubi”) from Barra do Corda (MA-Brazil). This species produces honey, propolis and pollen with several medical applications. Two analytic techniques were applied for this investigation: Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA) and Energy Dispersive X Ray Fluorescence (EDXFR). The elements Br, Ca, Cl, Co, Cu, Fe, K, Mn, Na and S were identified in all samples. The results obtained from INAA were compared with EDXRF technique and they are in good agreement. Both analytical techniques proved to be adequate and complementary, offering a new contribution to the understanding of the relation of these bees to the vegetation that surrounds the meliponary.2879-2882openAccessbeeschemical compositioncomparative evaluationsconcentration ratioelementsneutron activation analysisx-ray fluorescence analysisTexto completo de eventohttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7766-2692