Determination of aluminum in infant milk powder serving in pediatrics Assiut University Hospital

الملخص EN

A total of 30 random samples of infant milk powder serving in pediatrics Assiut university hospital were collected at the time form January to March 2014 for estimate aluminum concentration in them.

All examined samples were found to be contaminated with aluminum and its concentration / ppm was ranged from 0.0619 to 0.9601 with an average 0.4027 ppm.

The highest frequency distribution was 18 (60 %) lied within the range of 0.2 and 0.4 ppm.

The resultes in our study was agree with the Egyptian organization for standardization and quality control (2012) that lied within the range of legal limit (0-4 ppm).

The healthy importance of Aluminum and methods of controls are discussed.