New research has revealed that fetuses can have black carbon particles in their developing organs as a result of air pollution, as early as the first trimester of pregnancy.
has revealed that fetuses can have black carbon particles in their developing organs as a result of air pollution, as early as the first trimester of pregnancy.
Scientists at the University of Aberdeen in the U.K., and Hasselt University in Belgium studied 60 mother-neonate pairs, which included infants under four weeks old., a sooty black material which is released into the air from fossil-fuel burning sources such as internal combustion engines and coal-fired power plants, to see if the air pollutant could reach the fetus.
The pollution was then found to get into the fetus’ developing organs, such as liver, lungs, and brain.
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