Table 2 Uranium contamination in breastmilk in lactating mothers from different districts of Bihar.

From: Discovery of uranium content in breastmilk and assessment of associated health risks for mothers and infants in Bihar, India

District

U238 Concentration (SEM) (µg/L)

Maximum U238 Concentration (µg/L)

Minimum U238 Concentration (µg/L)

p- Value

Groupa

Samastipur

3.307 ± 0.3968

4.760

2.240

0.0004

a

Begusarai

3.180 ± 0.4669

4.030

2.420

0.0209

a

Bhojpur

2.520 ± 0.5136

3.870

1.710

0.0162

ab

Katihar

2.736 ± 0.4196

5.250

0.9200

0.0002

b

Khagaria

4.035 ± 0.4450

4.480

3.590

0.0699

b

Nalanda

2.354 ± 0.2618

4.730

0.8500

< 0.0001

b

  1. aDistricts sharing the same letter are not significantly different (Tukey HSD, p < 0.05).
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