1. Lead concentrations in human milk
- Author
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David J. Wilson, Dillon Hk, and William Schaffner
- Subjects
Adult ,New York ,Kentucky ,California ,Animal science ,Belgium ,Japan ,Health hazard ,Freezing ,Methods ,Medicine ,Humans ,Lead (electronics) ,Bulgaria ,Infant feeding ,Chicago ,Milk, Human ,business.industry ,Spectrophotometry, Atomic ,food and beverages ,Infant nutrition ,Tennessee ,United States ,Lead ,Scotland ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Female ,business - Abstract
Twenty-nine samples of human milk were analyzed for lead content. The mean lead concentration was 0.026μg/ml, with a range from 0.006μg/ml to 0.058μg/ml. Lead concentrations in human milk do not appear to constitute a health hazard to infants.
- Published
- 1974