Detection of Microplastic in Human Placenta and Meconium in a Clinical Setting

• Main Authors: Thorsten Braun (Author), Loreen Ehrlich (Author), Wolfgang Henrich (Author), Sebastian Koeppel (Author), Ievgeniia Lomako (Author), Philipp Schwabl (Author), Bettina Liebmann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Environmental pollution with microplastics (MPs) is a major and worldwide concern. Involuntary exposure to MPs by ingestion or inhalation is unavoidable. The effects on human health are still under debate, while in animals, cellular MP translocation and subsequent deleterious effects were shown. Fir...