Hundreds of people have died from the effects of toxic gases which leaked from a chemical factory near the central Indian city of Bhopal. The accident happened in the early hours of December 3rd 1984 at the American-owned Union Carbide Pesticide Plant in Bhopal.
The plant released 42 tons
A ton or metric ton , also referred to as a metric tonne, is a measurement of mass equal to 1,000 kilograms, or 2204.6226 pounds....s of toxic methyl isocynade
Methyl isocyanate is an organic compound with the molecular formula C2H3NO, arranged as H3C-N=C=O. Synonyms are isocyanatomethane, methyl carbylamine, and MIC.... (MIC) gas, exposing more than 500,000 people to toxic gases. The first official immediate death toll was 2,300. A more probable figure is that 8,000 died within two weeks, and it is estimated that an additional 8,000 have since died from gas-related diseases.
The Bhopal disaster is frequently cited as the world's worst industrial disaster...
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