Question

Bhopal gas tragedy is an example of which pollution

Answer 1

It is an industrial emission due to leakage of mic . therefore air pollution took place.

Answer 2

Answer:

Bhopal gas tragedy is an example of air pollution because it was due to the “leakage of the lethal gas methyl isocyanide”.

Explanation:

• This disaster happened at the “Union Carbide India Limited” (UCIL) in Bhopal on the gruesome night of December 2-3rd in 1984.
• Still considered as the “world’s worst industrial pollution”, more than 50,000 people were affected by the tragic incident.
• ‘More than 40 tons’ of MIC were leaked from the industry due to multiple reasons and slowly engulfed the entire southern part of Bhopal.
• Upon investigation, the gas cloud during that time also contained various other harmful gases in it that lead to severe acute health problems starting from cough and eye irritations to circulatory collapse, pulmonary edema, enteritis, stillbirth etc., with some people are still fighting with its after-effects.