1984 AD
Bhopal chemical disaster
Climate & environment · Contaminación química · Riesgo industrial · Salud ambiental · Respuesta a desastres
On the night of 2–3 December 1984, methyl isocyanate was released from a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, causing an acute health emergency and long-lasting consequences. The event made chemical-industrial risk, emergency preparedness, and remediation environmental as well as public-health issues; damage counts and assessments of long-term effects must be read according to method and period.
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