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Bhopal
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Bhopal
An ecodisaster that occurred in India in late 1984, caused by methyl isothiocyanate (MIC) used to produce carbaril pesticides
Acute toxicity Respiratory distress due to cyanide toxicity—dyspnea, cough, throat irritation, chest pain, haemoptysis
Chronic toxicity Interstitial pulmonary fibrosis
Ophthalmology Burning, oedema, erythema, tearing, pain, photophobia, corneal ulceration


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Twenty-seven members of the US Congress on Wednesday appealed to Dow Chemicals to pay to clean up the site of the world's worst industrial disaster in Bhopal, India 25 years ago.
Twenty-seven members of the US Congress on Wednesday appealed to Dow Chemicals to pay to clean up the site of the world's worst industrial disaster in Bhopal, India 25 years ago.
1984: More than 3,000 people died in a chemical factory spillage at Bhopal, India.
 
 
 
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