Particulate Contamination of Human Placenta: Plastic and Non-Plastic

Abstract

Recent evidence indicates that the human womb is contaminated with a variety of particulate contaminants. Microplastics (MPs, tiny plastic particles ( View larger version (41K): org.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@9f5b0org.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@1e13468org.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@37aa3forg.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@8a197e_HPS_FORMAT_FIGEXP M_FIG C_FIG HighlightsO_LIBoth plastic and non-plastic foreign particles were observed in term placentas from Canadian women C_LIO_LIPlacenta contamination with most of the non-plastic particle types observed has not previously been reported. C_LIO_LIParticles were observed in similar frequency in placenta regions corresponding to maternal or fetal circulation suggesting that particles pass unhindered through the placenta. C_LI