ALUMINUM LEVELS IN HUMAN-MILK

Aluminium levels in human milk in the winter period of 1992/93 ranged from 0.004 mg/l to 2.67 mg/l and the mean value was 0.38 mg/l. The nur sing women were divided into several groups according to the results o f a questionnaire, i.e, according to their social status (if they were refugees or not), number of deliveries, post partum day, the weight t hey put on during pregnancy, their age, and smoking habits. The mean l evels of aluminium for each group were presented. The measurement of a luminium was done by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotome try.