Toxic nanoparticles found in human brains
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund
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Toxic nanoparticles found in human brains –
A new study of brain tissue from 37 people found abundant quantities of magnetite particles, an iron oxide that comes from industrial air pollution. The finding is particularly worrying because high concentrations of magnetite particles in the brain have been linked to Alzheimer’s disease, though more research is needed. The Guardian
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