The Union Carbide Gas Disaster in Bhopal, India

Union Carbide Gas Disaster in Bhopal, India When December 3, 1984 residents of Bhopal, India woke up they released toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas clouds from a nearby Union Carbida India Limited plant did. While clouds were drifting slowly on a cool night, they penetrated hundreds of huts and huts, caught the inhabitants asleep, suffocated, and hurt the eyes. At dawn, the clouds are wiped away, and many people are dead or injured. The incident report soon arrived in the United States.

The most serious industry disaster occurred in India's Bhopal on 3 December 1984 and was called Bhopal gas tragedy (BGT). The leakage of methyl isocyanide (MIC) gas from Union Carbide Plant in India caused tragedy of Bhopal gas and MIC gas was used as a component of pesticide. It leaked from the factory, forming a fatal cloud of Bhopal. People living in slums near the factory were most affected, more than 5,000 people were killed. Half of them are due to direct radiation exposure, the other half are due to influence. MIC is a colorless gas that causes severe irritation, severe cough, lung swelling, bleeding, direct inhalation death. It also causes more than 1,000 people to lose sight. More than 50,000 people are affected by problems of breathing, eyes, stomach, nerves, gynecology (Figures 18.8 and 18.9).

The tragedy of Bhopalgas is gas leaks in India and is considered one of the most severe industry disasters in the world. It was held at Union Carbide India Limited - UCIL Pesticide Factory in Bhopal, India 's Madhya Pradesh on the evening of 1984. Methyl isocyanide gas and other chemicals leaked from plants, hundreds of thousands of people were exposed. It may also cause environmental problems such as contamination of soil and water. Leakage of natural gas in India is caused by insufficient maintenance and some safety systems can not reduce costs