Basu: PM 2.5 particles can penetrate deep into the placenta
Dr. Rupa Basu · How air pollution and heat make pregnancy more dangerous · May 25, 2022 · at 16:44
Dr. Rupa Basu, an environmental epidemiologist, explains the biological pathways through which fine particulate air pollution directly impacts maternal and fetal health.
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“We know that there's evidence to show that PM two and a half actually not only Goes deep into the lungs, but also into the placenta itself, so that's more of a direct pathway, so it's really such fine particles that it goes into all different areas of the body and can actually do some pretty serious damage in terms of health impacts.”
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