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EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 156, 2017
Regional Conference on Nuclear Physics (RCNP 2016)
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Article Number | 00003 | |
Number of page(s) | 10 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201715600003 | |
Published online | 23 October 2017 |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201715600003
Trace of heavy metals in maternal and umbilical cord blood samples in association with birth outcomes in Baghdad, Iraq
1 School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
2 Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, AI-Mustansiriya University, Baghdad, Iraq
3 Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, College of Medicine, AL-Mustansiriya University, Baghdad, Iraq
4 Department of Physics, College of Science, AI-Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq
5 School of Distance Education, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
⁎ Corresponding author : mayadahhassen73@yahoo.com
Published online: 23 October 2017
Trace elements are essential nutritional components in humans and inconvenient tissue content that have a significant influence on infant size. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of concentration of elements (uranium (U), lead (Pb) and iron (Fe)) and absorption of Pb and Fe on maternal and umbilical cord blood samples. The concentration and absorption of Pb and Fe in blood samples were determined by using atomic absorption spectrophotometry device, while the uranium concentration was determined by using CR-39 detector. Fifty women of age 16-44 years are involved in this study. Results show that the maximum and minimum values of both concentration and absorption in the maternal samples were for Pb and Fe, respectively. In addition, for umbilical cord, the maximum values of concentration and absorption were for Fe and the minimum concentration and absorption were for U and Pb, respectively. A significant correlation between maternal and umbilical cord blood samples was found. This indicates that the Pb, U and Fe elements can easily transfer from maternal to the fetal body which impacts the growth of fetus.
Key words: heavy elements / uranium / lead / iron / maternal / umbilical cord / birth outcomes / Baghdad / Iraq
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