Nanoscale plastic particles like those that permeate most food and water pass from pregnant rats to their unborn children and may impair fetal development, according to a Rutgers study that suggests the same process happens in humans.
A new study in rats, presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science s annual conference, shows ingested plastics can end up in the organs of the foetus itself.
WEDNESDAY, March 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) Most food and water contains "nano-sized" microplastics, and new animal research suggests these tiny particles pass from pregnant rats to their unborn offspring