Introduction: The Ubiquity of Plastic Pollution
Have you ever considered where the plastic waste around us ultimately ends up? Beyond polluting our oceans and soils, new scientific evidence reveals that microscopic plastic fragments have infiltrated one of the most vital interfaces in human development: the placenta.
Microplastics are tiny plastic particles measuring less than 5 millimeters. Even smaller than microplastics are nanoplastics, which range from nanometer to micrometer scales. These minuscule particles possess unique properties that enable them to permeate ecosystems and enter the human food chain, potentially reaching critical maternal and fetal tissues.
