Breakdown products from ‘eco-friendly’ plastics impede fetal development in mice (IMAGE)

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Breakdown products from ‘eco-friendly’ plastics impede fetal development in mice

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PLA plastic breakdown product Oligomeric nanoplastics can penetrate the placental barrier and reach the fetus

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Dr. Jia Lv (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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