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German Airports Use Bees To Monitor Air Pollution

First Posted: 06/30/10 04:05 PM ET Updated: 05/25/11 05:55 PM ET

Bee Collecting Pollen

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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.

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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.
The Düsseldorf International Airport and seven other airports in Germany have decided that bees are the best "biodetectives" for monitoring local air quality.
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seachange525
All will be well...I just don't know how yet :)
11:31 AM on 07/01/2010
How encouraging! Learning to work WITH nature instead of AGAINST her!
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M4dwoman
There's a hole in the bottom of the sea
04:57 PM on 06/30/2010
Bees for biodetectors, octopus for picking soccer games.
Those clever Germans.