The horrific consequences of rubber's toxic past
Warning: This article contains an image which readers may find distressing. The black-and-white photograph shows a man, perched on the...
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BRIEF HISTORY & INTRODUCTION OF RUBBER
Rubber was known to the indigenous peoples of the Americas long before the arrival of European explorers. In 1525, Padre d'Anghieria...
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