Intra-day and inter-day variations of methylmercury and inorganic mercury concentrations in breast milk
This study found variations in THg and MeHg concentrations between foremilk and hindmilk samples. To assess MeHg levels in breast milk, collect both foremilk and hindmilk for analysis. No intra- or inter-day variations were observed for MeHg or IHg. More infant exposure info is useful for precise analysis.
Authors
- Kaname Asato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7792-1244)
- Miyuki Iwai‐Shimada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4275-548X)
- Kenta Iwai
- Kunihiko Nakai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8468-4056)
- Nozomi Tatsuta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2408-8540)
Institutions
- Tokai Gakuen University (JP)
- National Institute for Environmental Studies (JP)
- Tohto College of Health Sciences (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environmental Research
- Published
- 2025-08-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2025.122736
- Primary Topic
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00