Particle transfer across the placenta has been suggested but to date, no direct evidence in real-life, human context exists. Here we report the presence of black carbon (BC) particles as part of combustion-derived particulate matter in human placentae using white-light generation under femtosecond pulsed illumination.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/ambient-black-carbon-particles-reach-fetal-side-human-placenta
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/black-carbon-health-effects.pdf
[3] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-11654-3
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/hannelore-bov%C3%A9
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/eva-bongaerts
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/eli-slenders-et-al
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature-communications
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/black-carbon
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maternal-health