Food & Nutrition

Arab Journal of Food & Nutrition
48. Lead and Cadmium Level in Breast Milk and Food of a Group of Jordanian
Infants (2000)
Liza Mohammad Mansour\ University of Jordan
Supervisor: Dr. Ahmad M. Faqih
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Atallah Rabi
The levels of lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) were determined, using atomic
absorption spectrophotometery, in breast milk, drinking water and complementary
foods for 50 infants, 25 from Maternal and Child Health Centers (MCH) in the urban
areas of Irbid city and 25 from (MCH) centers in the rural areas of Irbid.
The mean lead concentration in breast milk of rural mothers was 0.0312 (SD
0.0229) ppm which was not significantly different from that of urban mothers with a
mean value of 0.0425 (SD 0.0392) ppm. However, a significantly lower concentration
of cadmium in breast milk of rural mothers (P