Hasselt University

Postnatal exposure pathways to soot particles: a focus on breast milk and its impact on cognitive function in the first months of life

2022
Hasselt
Klimaat, milieu en biodiversiteit
Investigating exposure routes of black carbon to infants. Through the epidemiological study of the transfer of particles in an in vitro setting we will explore if breast milk is an exposure route of these particles.
Fotograaf: Joke Severijns

Ondersteuning

€ 99.987

Exposure to pollutants is harmful and can cause detrimental effects in early life. Yet, little is known about the presence of black carbon particles in human breast milk. I aim to investigate exposure routes of black carbon to infants. I will study the transfer of particles in an in vitro setting and will explore if breast milk is an exposure route of these particles in an epidemiological study. My goal is to provide vital information to protect children as early as possible in their life.

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