High arsenic contamination in the breast milk of mothers inhabiting the Gangetic plains of Bihar: a major health risk to infants.

IF 5.3 2区 环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Arun Kumar, Radhika Agarwal, Kanhaiya Kumar, Nirmal Kumar Chayal, Mohammad Ali, Abhinav Srivastava, Mukesh Kumar, Pintoo Kumar Niraj, Siddhant Aryal, Dhruv Kumar, Akhouri Bishwapriya, Shreya Singh, Tejasvi Pandey, Kumar Sambhav Verma, Santosh Kumar, Manisha Singh, Ashok Kumar Ghosh
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Abstract

Groundwater arsenic poisoning has posed serious health hazards in the exposed population. The objective of the study is to evaluate the arsenic ingestion from breastmilk among pediatric population in Bihar. In the present study, the total women selected were n = 513. Out of which n = 378 women after consent provided their breastmilk for the study, n = 58 subjects were non-lactating but had some type of disease in them and n = 77 subjects denied for the breastmilk sample. Hence, they were selected for the women health study. In addition, urine samples from n = 184 infants' urine were collected for human arsenic exposure study. The study reveals that the arsenic content in the exposed women (in 55%) was significantly high in the breast milk against the WHO permissible limit 0.64 µg/L followed by their urine and blood samples as biological marker. Moreover, the child's urine also had arsenic content greater than the permissible limit (< 50 µg/L) in 67% of the studied children from the arsenic exposed regions. Concerningly, the rate at which arsenic is eliminated from an infant's body via urine in real time was only 50%. This arsenic exposure to young infants has caused potential risks and future health implications. Moreover, the arsenic content was also very high in the analyzed staple food samples such as rice, wheat and potato which is the major cause for arsenic contamination in breastmilk. The study advocates for prompt action to address the issue and implement stringent legislative measures in order to mitigate and eradicate this pressing problem that has implications for future generations.

居住在比哈尔邦恒河平原的母亲的母乳中含有大量砷:对婴儿健康构成重大威胁。
地下水砷中毒对接触砷的人群造成了严重的健康危害。本研究旨在评估比哈尔邦儿科人群从母乳中摄入砷的情况。本研究共选取了 513 名妇女。其中,378 名妇女在征得同意后为研究提供了母乳,58 名受试者未哺乳但患有某种疾病,77 名受试者拒绝提供母乳样本。因此,她们被选中进行妇女健康研究。此外,还收集了 n = 184 名婴儿的尿液样本,用于人体砷暴露研究。研究显示,接触砷的妇女(55%)母乳中的砷含量明显高于世界卫生组织允许的 0.64 微克/升,其次是作为生物标记的尿液和血液样本。此外,儿童尿液中的砷含量也高于允许限值(0.64 微克/升)。
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Environmental Health
Environmental Health 环境科学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生
CiteScore
10.10
自引率
1.70%
发文量
115
审稿时长
3.0 months
期刊介绍: Environmental Health publishes manuscripts on all aspects of environmental and occupational medicine and related studies in toxicology and epidemiology. Environmental Health is aimed at scientists and practitioners in all areas of environmental science where human health and well-being are involved, either directly or indirectly. Environmental Health is a public health journal serving the public health community and scientists working on matters of public health interest and importance pertaining to the environment.
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