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The Bhopal Disaster

Group members Rahul Gaur Kailas Jadhav Kalpesh Paradkar Parimal Patel Rahil shaikh Alistair Almeida

Background on the Bhopal Disaster

What happened at the Bhopal Disaster?
45 tons of Methyl Isocyanate (MIC) gas escaped from two underground storage tanks at a Union Carbide pesticide plant

When did it occur?

December 3, 1984

Where did it occur?

Bhopal, India

 At 30m (100ft.) height Moved as a 10m (30ft)high wall Covered residential areas, main hospitals, railway station, 65sq. km. area (25sq. miles) Approx. 8000 immediate deaths, over 200,000 suffred Over 12000 more died since , over 120000 still suffred

Bhopal Scenario

Union Carbide Corporation

How did this incident occur?

What is Methyl Isocyanate?

Clear, colorless, sharp smelling liquid Highly flammable Extremely toxic Volatile reaction with water in about 10 minutes

What is MIC used for?

Union Carbide used MIC to produce a insecticide called Carbaryl MIC reacts with 1-naphthol in a hydrolysis process to produce Carbaryl

Side Effects of Inhaling Methyl Isocyanate

Effects at 0.4ppm
Breathlessness Choking Asthma Throat Irritation Eye Irritation Skin Damage Vomiting Muscular Weakness Altered Consciousness

Effects at 21ppm
Pulmonary Edema Emphysema Hemorrhages Bronchial Pneumonia Death

Animal Slaughter

Societal Effects
No or little earnings reduced self esteem Heavy loans to pay for medicines Children future destroyed Children could be affected for life Forgotten by media

Repercussions of the disaster?

Among the 500,000 people exposed to the gas:
20,000 have died till date 120,000 continue to suffer

Out of every 3 children born after the Bhopal disaster, only 1 survived.

What happened to Union Carbide?

After the Bhopal Disaster, the company went out of business. They were bought by Dow Chemical in 2001.

Remediation Process
Bhopal continues to suffer the environmental contamination produced by the release of MIC Donations and medical/volunteer assistance has been provided Union Carbide accepted responsibility and agreed to a $470 million settlement

Whats the situation now?

To this day, the Union Carbide location in Bhopal is not remediated. The plant still leaks toxic chemicals such as:
Mercury Trichloroethane Chlorinated organics Lead

The Bhopal Disaster

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20,000 KILLED 120,000 SEVERELY AFFECTED

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