title: Lead concentration in breast milk of lactating women who were living in Tehran, Iran.
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 mother's 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.. shahnaz_khaghani@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Sedigheh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Soleimani
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.. shahnaz_khaghani@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mohammad Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Shahverdy
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Technology, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran.. shahnaz_khaghani@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Najmeh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mazhari
authors.affiliation: Department of Drug Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.. shahnaz_khaghani@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Khosrou
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abdi
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.. shahnaz_khaghani@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Siavash
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gerayesh Nejad
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Pathology Department, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.. shahnaz_khaghani@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Sedigheh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shams
authors.affiliation: Department of DDS, Faculty of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.. shahnaz_khaghani@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Elham
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alebooyeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.. shahnaz_khaghani@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Shahnaz
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khaghani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D007774:Lactation; D007854:Lead / Q000032:analysis*; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D007854:Lead