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Plasticenta: First evidence of microplastics in human placenta.
Antonio Ragusa
1
,
Alessandro Svelato
2
,
Criselda Santacroce
3
,
Piera Catalano
3
,
Valentina Notarstefano
4
,
Dongjun Chung
4
,
Fabrizio Papa
3
,
Mauro Ciro Antonio Rongioletti
3
,
Federico Baiocco
1
,
Simonetta Draghi
1
,
Elisabetta Damore
1
,
Denise Rinaldo
5
,
Maria Matta
6
,
5
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ASST Bergamo Est, Bolognini Hospital, Seriate, Via Paderno, 21, 24068 Bergamo, Italy.
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Publication type: Journal Article
Publication date: 2021-01-01
scimago Q1
wos Q1
SJR: 3.145
CiteScore: 19.7
Impact factor: 9.7
ISSN: 01604120, 18736750
PubMed ID:
33395930
General Environmental Science
Abstract
Microplastics are particles smaller than five millimeters deriving from the degradation of plastic objects present in the environment. Microplastics can move from the environment to living organisms, including mammals. In this study, six human placentas, collected from consenting women with physiological pregnancies, were analyzed by Raman Microspectroscopy to evaluate the presence of microplastics. In total, 12 microplastic fragments (ranging from 5 to 10 μm in size), with spheric or irregular shape were found in 4 placentas (5 in the fetal side, 4 in the maternal side and 3 in the chorioamniotic membranes); all microplastics particles were characterized in terms of morphology and chemical composition. All of them were pigmented; three were identified as stained polypropylene a thermoplastic polymer, while for the other nine it was possible to identify only the pigments, which were all used for man-made coatings, paints, adhesives, plasters, finger paints, polymers and cosmetics and personal care products.
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Ragusa A., Svelato A., Santacroce C., Catalano P., Notarstefano V., Chung D., Papa F., Rongioletti M. C. A., Baiocco F., Draghi S., Damore E., Rinaldo D., Matta M., Giorgini E. Plasticenta: First evidence of microplastics in human placenta. // Environmental International. 2021. Vol. 146. p. 106274.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1016/j.envint.2020.106274
UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.106274
TI - Plasticenta: First evidence of microplastics in human placenta.
T2 - Environmental International
AU - Ragusa, Antonio
AU - Svelato, Alessandro
AU - Santacroce, Criselda
AU - Catalano, Piera
AU - Notarstefano, Valentina
AU - Chung, Dongjun
AU - Papa, Fabrizio
AU - Rongioletti, Mauro Ciro Antonio
AU - Baiocco, Federico
AU - Draghi, Simonetta
AU - Damore, Elisabetta
AU - Rinaldo, Denise
AU - Matta, Maria
AU - Giorgini, Elisabetta
PY - 2021
DA - 2021/01/01
PB - Elsevier
SP - 106274
VL - 146
PMID - 33395930
SN - 0160-4120
SN - 1873-6750
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@article{2021_Ragusa,
author = {Antonio Ragusa and Alessandro Svelato and Criselda Santacroce and Piera Catalano and Valentina Notarstefano and Dongjun Chung and Fabrizio Papa and Mauro Ciro Antonio Rongioletti and Federico Baiocco and Simonetta Draghi and Elisabetta Damore and Denise Rinaldo and Maria Matta and Elisabetta Giorgini},
title = {Plasticenta: First evidence of microplastics in human placenta.},
journal = {Environmental International},
year = {2021},
volume = {146},
publisher = {Elsevier},
month = {jan},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.106274},
pages = {106274},
doi = {10.1016/j.envint.2020.106274}
}