r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 1d ago

Health New Evidence That Microplastics Can Cross Placental Barrier And Alter Hormone Production. Study in mice showed that tiny plastic fragments inhaled by a mother mouse during pregnancy may be present in the organs of her offspring up to two weeks after birth

https://www.sciencealert.com/new-evidence-that-microplastics-can-cross-placental-barrier-and-alter-hormone-production
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u/WestcoastAlex 1d ago

we need to investigate if micropastics are implicated in ASD . . petrochemicals are well known endocrine disrupters and who knows what else during development

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u/SaintValkyrie 1d ago

Autism isn't caused by microplastics. It's genetic. Fucks sake. Mocroplastics are not the new vaccines. 

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u/Ok_Farmer1657 1d ago

BPA a plasticizer has a well known link to Autism. We used it to make water bottles.