Author/Authors :
Soleimani، Sedigheh نويسنده Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Soleimani, Sedigheh , Shahverdy، Mohammad Reza نويسنده Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Shahverdy, Mohammad Reza , Mazhari، Najmeh نويسنده Department of Food Science and Technology, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran. Mazhari, Najmeh , Abdi، Khosrou نويسنده , , Gerayesh Nejad، Siavash نويسنده Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Gerayesh Nejad, Siavash , SHAMS، Sedigheh نويسنده Children’s Medical Center, Pediatric Center of Excellence, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , , Alebooyeh، Elham نويسنده Department of DDS, Faculty of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Alebooyeh, Elham , Khaghani، Shahnaz نويسنده Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Khaghani, Shahnaz
Abstract :
It is obvious that lead intake is of concern not for its beneficial/essential effects on metabolism, but rather for its toxic actions, which can be especially damaging to children. The objective of this study was to analyze the concentration of lead in milk of mothers during prolonged lactation. Milk samples from 43 mothers were collected at 2 months postpartum. Lead was analyzed using atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The value of lead in human milk was 23.66±22.43 μg/l. Lead concentration in human milk of mothers was higher than other countries and no significant relationship was found between levels of human milk lead and motherʹs education, age, parity, height and weight. The concentrations of lead in the milk samples were high, which makes a major public health hazard for the inhabitants, especially neonatal and children, of the industrial locations.
