Table 1 The heavy metals concentration of breast milk.
Heavy metals | Descriptive parameters (µg L−1) | WHO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Min | Max | TDI | Percentage of infats that Exceeded the MTL (µg L−1) | |
As | 1.96 | 2.04 | 0.06 | 11.76 | 0.3 | 75% |
Cd | 0.72 | 0.42 | 0.07 | 2.11 | 0.4 | 74% |
Hg | 0.31 | 0.26 | 0.05 | 1.12 | 0.7 | 9% |
Pb | 11.5 | 4.48 | 4.11 | 21.74 | 3.6 | 100% |
Cr | 41.07 | 23.19 | 11.02 | 128.72 | 0.9 | 100% |
Ni | 19.25 | 11.81 | 0.10 | 66.98 | 12 | 72% |
