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social science subjects > business and management > types of industry > chemical industry
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health and society > cancer and society > known or suspected carcinogens > chemical industry

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chemical industry  

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  • CHEMICALS HAVE BEEN made since the dawn of time in the form of medicines, herbal teas, or other natural chemicals. The advent of the Industrial Revolution transformed alchemy, which had been the domain of a secretive few, into the science of chemistry. [Source: Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society; Chemical Industry]

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