Air Pollution Particles Discovered in Placentas

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By Lorraine ChowSep 18, 2018, 12:42 pm304 pts
Researchers have found the first evidence that soot from polluted air can travel from a pregnant woman's lungs and reach the placenta via the bloodstream, according to a press release from Queen Mary University of London. The study examined the placentas of five women living in London after they gave birth. The…

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