title: Polychlorinated biphenyls in mother milk and adapted cow's milk.
abstract: In the present study, 50 samples of mother milk and 20 samples of adapted cow's milk produced for bottle feeding supplied from the lactarium of the Pediatric Hospital were examined for presence of 6 indicator congeners of polychlorinated biphenyls (IUPAC No. 28, 52, 101, 138, 153, and 180). Congeners No. 138, 153, and 180 were predominant in all samples, the highest mean as well as the maximum level was found for No. 138 for both type of samples. The average daily intake based on the sum of indicator congeners was found to be 2.56 micrograms. (kgb.w..day)-1 for mother milk, and 0.85 microgram.(kgb.w..day)-1 for adapted cow's milk.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Preventive and Clinical Medicine, Bratislava, Slovakia.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Prachar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Veningerová
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Uhnák
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kovacicová
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001903:Bottle Feeding; D001942:Breast Feeding; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007225:Infant Food / Q000032:analysis*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008892:Milk / Q000737:chemistry*; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000737:chemistry*; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls