Human health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in the breast milk consumed by infants in Western Iran

Abstract This study aimed to assess the human health risk of some toxic metals/metalloids [lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), nickel (Ni), chromium (Cr), and arsenic (As)] on infants via consumption of the breast milk of women living in urban areas of Kermanshah city, west of Iran. After collect...

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Main Authors: Kiomars Sharafi, Samaneh Nakhaee, Nammam Ali Azadi, Borhan Mansouri, Saba Miri Kermanshahi, Maedeh Paknahad, Yazdan Habibi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33919-0