write a case study on any one industrial disaster in the world . write up should not exceed 150
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Night of Dec 3rd, 1984. Water was sent in the pipes to clean up Union Carbide plant in Bhopal. ... The safety norms were not adequate and water reached tank 610, set off a reaction and deadly gas METHYL ISO CYANATE leaked out of vent gas scrubber tower and reached outside.
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Night of Dec 3rd, 1984.
• Water was sent in the pipes to clean up Union Carbide plant in Bhopal.
• Water had to be kept in isolation from METHYL ISO CYANIDE but weren’t.
• The safety norms were not adequate and water reached tank 610, set off a reaction and
deadly gas METHYL ISO CYANATE leaked out of vent gas scrubber tower and reached
outside.
• Around 15,274 people were killed on the spot and > 5.73 lakh victims maimed.
• The gas when reached outside was too late for people to respond and evacuate.• In 1999, reports found that the mercury levels when the gas leak took place were between 20,000 to 6 million ppm.
• The Government recorded 5,295 deaths while activists claim that 25,000 people have died from the aftermath in the
following years.
• The next generation of children are born with conditions like brain damage, twisted limbs and musculoskeletal
disorders.
• The cooling system of tanks were non-operational, tower of neutralization of gases when there’s over pressure was
non-functional, the tower needed to burn gases in the event of over pressure was non-operational when the gas leak
took place.
• >2000 animals were dead from the effect of the gas and were disposed of all together in the nearby river.
• In 2009, CSE made a report stating that the found samples from around the site contained chlorinated benzene
compounds and organochlorine pesticides which were 561 times higher than the national standard.
• 1,029,517 cases were registered and decided. Cases awarded were 5,74,304 while 4,55,213 were rejected. Total
compensation awarded was US $250 million.