Radioactivity of honey in central and southern Poland.

In 2017, the Polish public consumed on average 0.61 kg of honey, while the European average consumption was 0.7 kg (Data on honey consumption in Poland, 2014) [http://www.portalspozywczy.pl]. The main point of this study was to investigate the Po activity concentrations in different types of floral and non-floral honey, type of clad honey is made of and honey yield in honey available on the Polish market. Activity of Po in honey ranged from 0.006 ± 0.001 to 0.384 ± 0.004 Bq kg with effective dose 0.005 ± 0.001 to 0.281 ± 0.003 μSv/year. The activity in honey was measured by alpha-spectrometry. The concentration of radionuclide depends on the raw material used by bees and plant type. The highest concentration of Po was observed in the honeydew honey and herbal honey.