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Comment
. 2022 Nov;130(11):114001.
doi: 10.1289/EHP12180. Epub 2022 Nov 1.

Breach of Security? Placental Uptake of Micro- and Nanoplastic Particles

Silke Schmidt
Comment

Breach of Security? Placental Uptake of Micro- and Nanoplastic Particles

Silke Schmidt. Environ Health Perspect. 2022 Nov.
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Plastic particles combined with other facial scrub ingredients.
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Plastic particles combined with other facial scrub ingredients
Colored scanning electron micrograph of plastic microbeads in a cosmetic facial scrub. By one estimate, as many as 94,500 microbeads may be released from a single use of an exfoliant that contains them. Image: © Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library.
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