Name: Plastic in the Placenta with Dr. Marcus Garcia by Green Street
Duration: 28 min 32 s
Description: On this edition of Grassroots, Patti & Doug discuss the hazard of pollution from gas stoves, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's recent decision to eliminate any reference to climate change in state regulations. Then Dr, Marcus Garcia talks about his discovery of tiny pieces of plastic in tissue from a human placenta, and what it means for human health.

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On this edition of Grassroots, Patti & Doug discuss the hazard of pollution from gas stoves, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's recent decision to eliminate any reference to climate change in state regulations. Then Dr, Marcus Garcia talks about his discovery of tiny pieces of plastic in tissue from a human placenta, and what it means for human health.

Plastic in the Placenta with Dr. Marcus Garcia

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Plastic in the Placenta with Dr. Marcus Garcia

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