Chemical Pollution, Bhopal, India
1984 • Bhopal, India
"Shortly after midnight, a poisonous gas cloud escaped from the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide factory. The cloud contained 15 metric tons of methyl isocyanate (MIC), covering an area of more than 30 square miles. The gas leak killed at least 4,000 local residents instantly and caused health problems such as oedema for at least 50,000 to perhaps 500.000 people. These health problems killed around 15,000 more victims in the years that followed."
"Environmental Disasters." Water Treatment and Purification. Web. 22 Mar. 2012. .
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