In a message dated 7/9/2009 12:49:13 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,  
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In  suburbia, I'd expect significant levels of lawn chem pollution in 
addition to  vehicular exhaust residues.



That's correct.  Before gasoline was unleaded, we picked up large  amounts 
of lead in bees near highways.  On east coast, in urban areas,  solvents, 
dry cleaning chemicals, breakdown of gasoline and diesel, styrenes and  
plasticizers were common.  In Seattle, the bees had higher brood loses in  the 
'rich' neighborhoods, probably because of lawn services and the chemicals  used 
to keep everything green, pretty.
 
Jerry
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