Very few of the 80,000 chemicals used commercially in the U.S. are regulated. At the behest of the California legislature, a UCSF researcher is now studying the health risks of microplastics and has some recommendations for how consumers can avoid them. 

For more, KCBS Radio's Bret Burkhart spoke with Dr. Tracey Woodruff, Professor of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Reproductive Sciences at the UCSF School of Medicine and Director of the UCSF Environmental Research & Translation for Health Center. 

<p>Very few of the 80,000 chemicals used commercially in the U.S. are regulated. At the behest of the California legislature, a UCSF researcher is now studying the health risks of microplastics and has some recommendations for how consumers can avoid them. </p>
<p>For more, KCBS Radio's Bret Burkhart spoke with Dr. Tracey Woodruff, Professor of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Reproductive Sciences at the UCSF School of Medicine and Director of the UCSF Environmental Research &amp; Translation for Health Center. </p>

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