methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas 1984
Union Carbide company
Wendy.
The Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide manufacturing plant leaked a mixture of deadly gases in Bhopal.
The Bhopal Disaster was caused by a cloud of methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas, which weighed 42 tonnes, released by an Union Carbide Pesticide plant.
It was the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL), a subsidiary of Union Carbide Corporation (UCC).
India
Warren Anderson - CEO of Union Carbide.
bhopal
Suroopa Mukherjee has written: 'A tale of the forest' 'Bhopal gas tragedy' -- subject(s): Accidents, Bhopal Union Carbide Plant Disaster, Bhopal, India, 1984, Chemical industry, Environmental aspects of Methyl isocyanate, Methyl isocyanate
The Bhopal disaster, also known as the Bhopal gas tragedy, occurred in early December 1984. It was a gas leak incident at the Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, causing one of the worst industrial disasters in history.
Jamie Cassels has written: 'The uncertain promise of law' -- subject(s): Bhopal Union Carbide Plant Disaster, Bhopal, India, 1984, Disaster victims, Liability for industrial accidents, Trials, litigation, Union Carbide Corporation 'The law of large-scale claims' -- subject(s): Class actions (Civil procedure), Complex litigation, Products liability, Torts