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The Düsseldorf International Airport and seven other airports in Germany have decided that bees are the best “biodetectives” for monitoring local air quality. By regularly testing the honey of hives placed on airport premises, researchers are able to see what toxins are in the air and being captured by the flora and fauna. From planes themselves to the buses, taxis, freight trucks and other vehicles used at airports, ensuring the air pollution stays under regulated levels is important; bees seem to be the perfect for the task…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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