Estimated Exposure to Arsenic in Breastfed and Formula-Fed Infants in a United States Cohort
Author(s) -
Courtney C. Carignan,
Kathryn L. Cottingham,
Brian P. Jackson,
Shohreh F. Farzan,
A. Jay Gandolfi,
Tracy Punshon,
Carol L. Folt,
Margaret R. Karagas
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1408789
Subject(s) - infant formula , arsenic , breast milk , breastfeeding , medicine , breast feeding , population , cohort , cohort study , urine , pediatrics , physiology , zoology , environmental health , chemistry , biology , organic chemistry , biochemistry
Previous studies indicate that concentrations of arsenic in breast milk are relatively low even in areas with high drinking-water arsenic. However, it is uncertain whether breastfeeding leads to reduced infant exposure to arsenic in regions with lower arsenic concentrations.
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