The Chemical Marketplace: Popcorn Lung -- The Perils of Microwave Popcorn Return
Bill Chameides
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Posted 12.05.2012
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Last month a jury in Colorado awarded 59-year-old Wayne Watson $7.2 million from three companies for damages caused by microwave popcorn. The reason? In 2007 Mr. Watson contracted a rare but serious lung disease.
