![]() ![]() The study was conducted jointly by professor Paul Fowler in Scotland and professor Tim Nawrot in Belgium, two countries with relatively low rates of air pollution.īlack carbon, or soot, is a toxic byproduct of burning fossil fuel and wood, among other types of fuels. ![]() Recent discoveries: Even our most intimate places cannot escape from pollutionĪ study published this month in the journal Lancet Planetary Health found that black carbon particles were present in every tissue sample taken from the lungs, livers, and brains of foetuses. Whether and how pollutive particles of this kind affect prenatal and childhood development is still unclear, but one thing is certain – microplastics have become a fact of life. Black carbon particles were first discovered in placentas and then in other foetal organs now, microplastics have been found in breast milk.
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