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Bhopal disaster

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The Bhopal disaster or Bhopal gas tragedy was an industrial disaster that took place at a Union Carbidepesticide plant in the Indian city of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. On 3 December 1984, the plant released 42tonnes of toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas, exposing more than 500,000 people to toxic gases. The first official immediate death toll was 2,259. A more generally accepted figure is that 8,000- 10,000 died within 72 hours, and it is estimated that 25,000 have since died from gas-related diseases.^[1][2]

The Bhopal disaster is frequently cited as the world's worst industrial disaster.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} The International Medical Commission on Bhopal was established in 1993 to respond to the longterm health effects of the disaster.

Contents [hide] 1 Summary of background and causes 1.1 Public information 2 Contributing factors 2.1 Plant production process 2.2 Work conditions 2.3 Equipment and safety regulations 3 Previous warnings and accidents 4 The leakage 4.1 Timeline, summary 5 Health effects 5.1 Short term health effects 5.2 Hydrogen cyanide or not? 5.3 Long term health effects 6 Aftermath of the leakage 6.1 Compensation from Union Carbide 6.2 Economic rehabilitation 6.3 Occupational rehabilitation 6.4 Habitation rehabilitation 6.5 Healthcare 6.6 Environmental rehabilitation 7 Union Carbide's defense 7.1 Investigation into possible sabotage 7.2 Safety and equipment issues 7.3 Response 8 Long-term fallout 8.1 Legal action against Union Carbide 8.1.1 Legal proceedings leading to the settlement 8.1.2 Charges against Warren Anderson and others 9 Changes in corporate identity 9.1 Sale of Union Carbide India Limited 9.2 Acquisition of Union Carbide by Dow Chemical Company 10 Ongoing contamination 10.1 Criticisms of clean-up operations 11 Settlement fund hoax 12 See also 13 References 13.1 Books, reports 13.2 Papers 13.3 Reports, no author's name 13.3.1 Union Carbide Corporation 13.3.2 Health research 13.3.3 Contamination of site 13.3.4 Mixed 13.4 Presentations 14 External links 14.1 Websites 14.2 Reportage, films, music 14.3 Photos 14.4 Texts

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