Observational studyNature communications2019
Ambient black carbon particles reach the fetal side of human placenta.
Observational study in Nature communications, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 243 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Association between gestational exposure and risk of orofacial clefts: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Pooled it
- Adverse Effects of fine particulate matter on human kidney functioning: a systematic review.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2022Pooled it
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- Adverse Effects of Carbon Black Nanoparticles on Maternal and Fetal Lungs in Pregnant Mice: Insights From a Metabolomics Perspective.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Particle transfer across the placenta has been suggested but to date, no direct evidence in real-life, human context exists. Here we report the presence of black carbon (BC) particles as part of combustion-derived particulate matter in human placentae using white-light generation under femtosecond pulsed illumination. BC is identified in all screened placentae, with an average (SD) particle count of 0.95 × 10
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