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Updated Dec. 3, 2023 at 3:10 p.m.Considered the world’s worst industrial incident in modern times, the Bhopal gas tragedy was a chemical accident at a pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large group of fluorinated chemicals that have been widely used in industrial and consumer applications since the 1950s, owing to their water, oil, and dirt repellent properties. Click to read more...