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Table 3.

Milk/blood ratio estimated in studies conducted in different countries

Reference	Location	Pb (μg L⁻¹)		Milk/Blood	Ratio
Reference	Location	Milk	Maternal blood	Milk/Blood	Ratio
Koyashiki et al 2010 /²¹/	Brazil	2.9	28.0	0.11
		1.4	93.0	0.01
Ettinger et al 2006 /¹³/	Mexico	1.2	90.0	0.01
		0.9	81.0	0.11
Kïrel et al (2005) /²³/	Turkey	2.3	28.0	0.08
Anastacio etal (2004) /²⁵/	Brazil	2.8	63.0	0.04
Hanning et al (2003) /²⁶/	Canada	2.1	22.9	0.09
		6.1	14.0	0.43
		5.6	16.0	0.35
Sowers et al (2002) /²⁷/	USA	5.9	17.0	0.35
		4.3	14.0	0.31

Source: adapted from Koyashiki /³²/