Plastic ‘nanoparticles’ can pass from pregnant mothers to fetuses, rat study shows

Tiny ‘nanoparticles’ of plastic that drift around every surface and substance of our world can pass from a mother’s body to her fetus’s brain, heart or lungs, a new study in rats suggests.  We don’t know exactly how these tiny bits of trash affect human health, but we do know that humans ingest and inhale … Read more