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Rachelle Abbott

Tech & Science Daily: Air pollution found in babies inside womb

New study finds air pollution particles in unborn babies (PA)

(Picture: PA Wire)

A study by University of Aberdeen and Hasselt University has revealed how tiny air pollution particles can reach babies in the womb after scientists found soot deposits can cross the placenta to get into the organs of foetuses.

The team found evidence of PM2.5 “black carbon particles” in umbilical cord blood, which shows that the toxins can cross the placenta.

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