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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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