To Union Carbide, life is cheap: Bhopal - ten years later

To Union Carbide, life is cheap: Bhopal - ten years later

Bhopal, India, was the scene of a devastating industrial disaster in the 1980s when a Union Carbide plant emitted about 40 tons of methyl isocyanate gas. The company settled out of court, and the government has not pursued the case on behalf of the many thousands of victims.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Nation (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 1994-12, Vol.259 (20), p.726
1. Verfasser: Karliner, Joshua
Format: Magazinearticle
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Accidents
Chemical industry
Herbicides
Pesticides industry
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Zusammenfassung:Bhopal, India, was the scene of a devastating industrial disaster in the 1980s when a Union Carbide plant emitted about 40 tons of methyl isocyanate gas. The company settled out of court, and the government has not pursued the case on behalf of the many thousands of victims.
ISSN:0027-8378
2769-9684