Title:
First evidence that air pollution particles and metals are reaching the placenta
Published:
Lancaster University, 23 September 2020
From the article:
Carbon- and metal-rich pollution particles have been found in the placentas of fifteen women in London, according to new research.
The study, funded by Barts Charity and published in the journal Science of The Total Environment, demonstrates that inhaled particulate matter from air pollution can move from the lungs to distant organs, and that it is taken up by certain cells in the human placenta, and potentially target the foetus.