Organic chemicals in breast milk: Risks to the infant

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6554348

Travis, C C

Special dietary needs will be addressed, including dependence of the infant on milk, in this paper, focusing on the chemicals that traverse the mammary glands in lactation, and expose the infant to unwanted risks. The potential adverse effects from maternal exposure to chemicals on breast-fed infants is an area of growing concern. Infants and young children are more vulnerable to the adverse effects of chemicals than adults for several additional reasons: They include: larger body surface area in relation to weight; higher metabolic rate and oxygen consumption and hence greater intake of air per unit body weight; different body composition; and greater energy and fluid requirements per unit body weight. 64 refs., 2 figs., 2 tabs.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6554348
• Report Number(s): CONF-8811124-1; ON: DE89002207
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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560300* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AGE GROUPS
AROMATICS
BIOCONVERSION
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BODY FLUIDS
CHILDREN
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
CONTAMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE
FOOD
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
HUMAN POPULATIONS
INFANTS
MATERIALS
MILK
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
POPULATIONS
RISK ASSESSMENT
TOXICITY