Plasticenta: First evidence of microplastics in human placenta

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MicroplasticsHuman placentaCosmeticsPlastic pollutionPolypropyleneEnvironmental chemistryCreaturesPlacentaChemistryEnvironmental scienceMaterials scienceBiologyComposite materialPregnancyFetus

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Year: 2020
Type: review
Volume: 146
Pages: 106274-106274
Citations: 2739
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                                    Antonio Ragusa, 
                                
                                    Alessandro Svelato, 
                                
                                    Criselda Santacroce
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Plasticenta: First evidence of microplastics in human placenta. 
                            Environment International
                            , 146
                            
                            , 106274-106274.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.106274

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DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.106274