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Lead Levels in Breast Milk, Blood Plasma and Intelligence Quotient: A Health Hazard for Women and Infants.
- Source :
- Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology; Feb2012, Vol. 88 Issue 2, p145-149, 5p, 3 Charts, 4 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Lead levels in human breast milk and blood plasma or serum were analyzed and qualitatively their intelligence quotient (I.Q.) studied. Samples at different stages of lactation, from 5 days to 51 weeks post partum, were collected from 25 healthy breast-feeding mothers in Ranipet Industrial area of Vellore district of Tamil Nadu and from 25 lactating mothers in the non-industrial areas of the same district. The samples from mothers in non-industrial area showed lower lead levels ranging from 5 to 25 μg/L whereas samples from mothers in industrial area showed higher lead levels ranging between 15 and 44.5 μg/L. It was generally noticed that the lactating mothers from industrial area have lower I.Q. levels compared to mothers from non-industrial area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00074861
- Volume :
- 88
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 70351414
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-011-0475-9