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Download Solution PDFThe Bhopal Gas Tragedy (1984) took place due to release of which gas and from which industry?
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Bhopal Gas Tragedy:
- The Bhopal gas tragedy was a chemical accident on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
- At midnight on December 3, 1984, Methyl Isocyanate (MIC) (CH3NCO or C2H3NO) leaked from the plant.
- Methyl isocyanate is an extremely toxic gas.
- Methyl isocyanate can cause death within minutes of inhalation.
- On December 3, 1984, about 45 tons of the dangerous gas methyl isocyanate escaped from the plant.
- Thousands of people were immediately killed in densely populated areas around the plant and panic ensued as thousands of others attempted to flee Bhopal.
- It was considered one of the biggest man-made disasters ever.
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