Neither the hazardous pollution particle matter nor the nitrogen dioxide exert a harmful effect on babies breastfed on mother's milk for at least four months.

"In the foetal phase the central nervous system is being formed and lacks sufficient detoxification mechanisms to eliminate the toxins that build up," pointed out researcher Aitana Lertxundi from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU).
The monitoring study started in 2006 when the mothers were pregnant and is continuing today now that the children have reached the age of eight.
So far, samples taken from 638 pregnant women and their babies when they were 15 months old have been analysed.
The findings appeared in the journal Environment International.
Source-IANS