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dc.contributor.author | COSEMANS, Charlotte | - |
dc.contributor.author | BONGAERTS, Eva | - |
dc.contributor.author | VANBRABANT, Kenneth | - |
dc.contributor.author | REIMANN, Brigitte | - |
dc.contributor.author | BENTO FONSECA E SILVA, Ana Inês | - |
dc.contributor.author | TOMMELEIN, Eline | - |
dc.contributor.author | POMA, Giulia | - |
dc.contributor.author | AMELOOT, Marcel | - |
dc.contributor.author | NAWROT, Tim | - |
dc.contributor.author | PLUSQUIN, Michelle | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-02-07T08:48:35Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2024-02-07T08:48:35Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2024 | - |
dc.date.submitted | 2024-01-17T10:49:07Z | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Frontiers in Public Health, 11 (Art N° 1333969) | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/42328 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Background/Aim: Human breast milk is the recommended source of nutrition for infants due to its complex composition and numerous benefits, including a decline in infection rates in childhood and a lower risk of obesity. Hence, it is crucial that environmental pollutants in human breast milk are minimized. Exposure to black carbon (BC) particles has adverse effects on health; therefore, this pilot study investigates the presence of these particles in human breast milk. Methods: BC particles from ambient exposure were measured in eight human breast milk samples using a white light generation under femtosecond illumination. The carbonaceous nature of the particles was confirmed with BC fingerprinting. Ambient air pollution exposures (PM2.5, PM10, and NO2) were estimated using a spatial interpolation model based on the maternal residential address. Spearman rank correlation coefficients were obtained to assess the association between human breast milk’s BC load and ambient air pollution exposure. Results: BC particles were found in all human breast milk samples. BC loads in human breast milk were strongly and positively correlated with recent (i.e., 1 week) maternal residential NO2 (r = 0.79; p = 0.02) exposure and medium-term (i.e., 1 month) PM2.5 (r = 0.83; p = 0.02) and PM10 (r = 0.93; p = 0.002) exposure. Conclusion: For the first time, we showed the presence of BC particles in human breast milk and found a robust association with ambient air pollution concentrations. Our findings present a pioneering insight into a novel pathway through which combustion-derived air pollution particles can permeate the delicate system of infants. | - |
dc.description.sponsorship | The author(s) declare financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. CC is financially supported by the Special Research Fund (BOF) from Hasselt University (BOF22PD04) and Fund Orcadia (2022-E2210890-228297), managed by the King Baudouin Foundation. The Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) financially supported EB (G08231N) and KV (G059219). AS is financially supported by the SURREAL project, which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement no 956780. TN is financially supported by the Methusalem Fund. | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | FRONTIERS MEDIA SA | - |
dc.rights | 2024 Cosemans, Bongaerts, Vanbrabant, Reimann, Silva, Tommelein, Poma, Ameloot, Nawrot and Plusquin. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original ublication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. | - |
dc.subject.other | black carbon | - |
dc.subject.other | human breast milk | - |
dc.subject.other | public health | - |
dc.subject.other | infants | - |
dc.subject.other | air pollution | - |
dc.title | Black carbon particles in human breast milk: assessing infant’s exposure | - |
dc.type | Journal Contribution | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 11 | - |
local.bibliographicCitation.jcat | A1 | - |
dc.description.notes | Plusquin, M (corresponding author), Hasselt Univ, Ctr Environm Sci, Diepenbeek, Belgium. | - |
dc.description.notes | michelle.plusquin@uhasselt.be | - |
local.publisher.place | AVENUE DU TRIBUNAL FEDERAL 34, LAUSANNE, CH-1015, SWITZERLAND | - |
local.type.refereed | Refereed | - |
local.type.specified | Article | - |
local.bibliographicCitation.artnr | 1333969 | - |
local.type.programme | H2020 | - |
local.relation.h2020 | 956780 | - |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1333969 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 38298262 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | 001152095900001 | - |
local.provider.type | Web of Science | - |
local.description.affiliation | [Cosemans, Charlotte; Bongaerts, Eva; Vanbrabant, Kenneth; Reimann, Brigitte; Silva, Ana Ines; Nawrot, Tim S.; Plusquin, Michelle] Hasselt Univ, Ctr Environm Sci, Diepenbeek, Belgium. | - |
local.description.affiliation | [Tommelein, Eline] Vrije Univ Brussel, Dept Pharmaceut & Pharmacol Sci, Expt Pharmacol, Jette, Belgium. | - |
local.description.affiliation | [Poma, Giulia] Univ Antwerp, Toxicol Ctr, Antwerp, Belgium. | - |
local.description.affiliation | [Ameloot, Marcel] Hasselt Univ, Biomed Res Inst BIOMED, Diepenbeek, Belgium. | - |
local.description.affiliation | [Nawrot, Tim S.] Leuven Univ, Sch Publ Hlth Occupat & Environm Med, Leuven, Belgium. | - |
local.uhasselt.international | no | - |
item.fullcitation | COSEMANS, Charlotte; BONGAERTS, Eva; VANBRABANT, Kenneth; REIMANN, Brigitte; BENTO FONSECA E SILVA, Ana Inês; TOMMELEIN, Eline; POMA, Giulia; AMELOOT, Marcel; NAWROT, Tim & PLUSQUIN, Michelle (2024) Black carbon particles in human breast milk: assessing infant’s exposure. In: Frontiers in Public Health, 11 (Art N° 1333969). | - |
item.fulltext | With Fulltext | - |
item.contributor | COSEMANS, Charlotte | - |
item.contributor | BONGAERTS, Eva | - |
item.contributor | VANBRABANT, Kenneth | - |
item.contributor | REIMANN, Brigitte | - |
item.contributor | BENTO FONSECA E SILVA, Ana Inês | - |
item.contributor | TOMMELEIN, Eline | - |
item.contributor | POMA, Giulia | - |
item.contributor | AMELOOT, Marcel | - |
item.contributor | NAWROT, Tim | - |
item.contributor | PLUSQUIN, Michelle | - |
item.accessRights | Open Access | - |
crisitem.journal.eissn | 2296-2565 | - |
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