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Mikroplastiklerin Yenidoğan Maruziyeti ve İmmün Sistem Üzerine Etkileri
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Researchers reviewed the literature on microplastic and nanoplastic exposure in newborns and its potential effects on the developing immune system, identifying significant gaps in toxicological research focused on early-life exposure. The review calls for targeted methodologies and greater awareness among policymakers and healthcare communities to reduce plastic exposure during sensitive developmental windows.
Mikroplastikler (MP'ler), çevre ve insan sağlığına yönelik potansiyel riskler taşıdıklarından küresel arenada hararetle tartışılan sıcak gündem konularından biridir. Hamilelik, bebeklik ve çocukluk, çevresel maruziyet için hassas pencerelerdir. Ancak nano ve mikroplastiklere (NMP'ler) maruz kalmanın sağlık üzerindeki etkileri henüz büyük ölçüde araştırılmamış veya bu konuda spesifik olarak belirlenmiş metotlarla yapılan özellikle erken yaşam maruziyeti açısından incelemelere literatürde rastlanılmamıştır. Bu derlemede amaç, MP’ler üzerinde yapılan toksikolojik araştırmaların çocuklar özellikle de yenidoğanlar üzerinde henüz yeterince odaklanılmadığı düşünülerek bu konuda literatür boşluklarını doldurmak, ilgili sektörler, karar vericiler ve toplumun her kesiminden ferdin bilinçlendirilmesini sağlamaktır. Ayrıca, bu farkındalık sayesinde, yaşamın erken dönemlerinde plastiğe maruziyetin azaltılmasına yönelik fırsatlara vesile olacak tedbirlere yönelik öneriler sunmaktır.
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