Mercury poisoning in women and infants inhabiting the Gangetic plains of Bihar: risk assessment

Mercury poisoning in women and infants inhabiting the Gangetic plains of Bihar: risk assessment

Abstract Mercury is a persistent, bio-accumulative, and hazardous contaminant. When released into the environment, it accumulates in water sediments, converting it to poisonous methylmercury that enters the food chain. The present study was carried out in habitations from the 11 districts of Bihar (...

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Main Authors: Arun Kumar, Radhika Agarwal, Kanhaiya Kumar, Nirmal Kumar Chayal, Govind Kumar, Rajiv Kumar, Mohammad Ali, Abhinav Srivastava, Siddhant Aryal, Tejasvi Pandey, Kumar Sambhav Verma, Dhruv Kumar, Rahul Laxman Gajbhiye, Sameer Dhingra, Naresh Pothuraju, Ramalingam Peraman, Akhouri Bishwapriya, Ranbir Nandan, Ashok Sharma, Manisha Singh, Ashok Kumar Ghosh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-04-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Mercury poisoning
Breastmilk
Lactating mothers
Infants
Geospatial mapping
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22336-9
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