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

ABSTRACT: In recent years, groundwater uranium [U²³⁸] poisoning has posed serious health hazards in the exposed population. In India, an estimated 151 districts and 18 states are reported with groundwater uranium contamination, and about 1.7% of groundwater sources are affected in the state of Bihar (India). The objective of the study is to evaluate the uranium contamination in the breastmilk of lactating mothers and their breastfed infants. To evaluate the uranium exposure in the infants exposed through their mother's breastmilk, n = 40 lactating women were selected randomly from different districts of Bihar. After obtaining the written informed consent, their breast milk was collected and analysed for quantification of U²³⁸. The infants and their mother's carcinogenic risk (C

SUBMITTER: Kumar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12638892 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature