TY  - JOUR
TT  - A REVIEW OF HEAVY METAL (As, Pb, Cd and Hg) TOXICITY ON INFANTS
AU  - Sert, Selda
AU  - Kayaaltı, Zeliha
PY  - 2017
DA  - February
JF  - The Turkish Journal Of Occupational / Environmental Medicine and Safety
JO  - turjoem
PB  - Engin TUTKUN
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2149-4711
SP  - 154
EP  - 154
VL  - Volume 2
IS  - İssue 1 (1)
KW  - A REVIEW OF HEAVY METAL (As
KW  - Pb
N2  - Heavy metalssuch as lead, arsenic, mercury, cadmium, aluminum and copper constitute one ofthe most significant pollutant groups in the world. They are considered toxicand hazardous to human being like many organisms due to their poisoningpotential even at low concentrations. They may not inflict heavy damages on thegeneral populations but it is not the same for fetuses and neonates since theyare much more vulnerable to the all kinds of toxicity owing to their immaturedetoxification systems. Arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury acknowledged as themost toxic ones are transferred from mother to child during pregnancy withoutany filtration by placenta. It could be said that placenta is the biologicalaccess of environmental hazards and maternal transfer to the fetus. However,there are not many data concerned with the toxic effects of these metals oninfants. It appears that exposure to arsenic during pregnancy may increase therisk of mental and developmental deficiency or even worse fetal and infantdeath. Exposure to lead during pregnancy may cause the physical and cognitivedevelopment of infant adversely. Cadmium may harm the placenta and retardweight gain of the new born. Mercury may also have adverse effects on nervoussystem of infant. In this paper, a review is presented on the studies relatedto heavy metal (As, Pb, Cd and Hg) toxicity on infants accompanied bypregnants. The hazard identification and risk characterization of these metalshave also been discussed in the paper. 
CR  - Selda SERT, Zeliha KAYAALTI
CR  - Directorship of Chemistry Laboratory, Test and Calibration Centre Department, Turkish Standards Institution (TSE), Gebze Quality Campus, Cumhuriyet Neighbourhood, 2258 Avenue, 10, Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey
Institute of Forensic Sciences, Ankara University, Turkey
UR  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/turjoem/issue//306071
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/293794
ER  -