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What do the Manhattan Project, your frying pan, and the Hartbeespoort Dam have in common? The answer is PFAS What do the Manhattan Project, your frying pan, and the Hartbeespoort Dam have in common? The answer is PFAS by Jennifer Smout, Daily Maverick June 27, 2021 1. This tale begins in the 1930s in the United States of America, and it starts with Roy J Plunkett.
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