Bhopal

Primary skin irritation test of samples of stored toxic wastes at the former UCIL plant site at Bhopal in rabbits

This study was conducted to assess the safety with special reference to the primary skin irritation, if any, of six samples (Excavated waste, Lime sludge, Naphthol tar (nor Naptho tar), Reactor residues, Semi processed pesticide and Sevin tar) collected from `Stored Toxic Wastes at the former UCIL Plant site at Bhopal".

Publication Date:

01/06/2008

Source: Defence Research and Development Establishment

Tags:

Bhopal, Industrial Disasters, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Toxicity Studies, Union Carbide, India, Toxic Wastes

Environment

Report of the chemical analysis of samples collected from UCIL plant site, Bhopal

Report of the chemical analysis of samples collected from UCIL Plant Site, Bhopal. Details of the GC-MS analysis and mass spectra of identified chemicals.

Publication Date:

01/05/2008

Source: Defence Research and Development Establishment

Tags:

Bhopal, Toxicity Studies, Union Carbide, India

Industry

Saving Dow?

July 10, 2006: Industrialist Ratan Tata writes to Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram recommending setting up of a site remediation fund. "Tatas would be willing to spearhead and contribute to such an exercise

Publication Date:

30/03/2008

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Bhopal, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Finance, Government Of India (GOI), Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, New York

Environment

Affidavit on behalf of the Bhopal Group for Information and Action, Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Stationary Karmachari Sangh & .....

Affidavit on behalf of the Bhopal Group for Information and Action, Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Stationary Karmachari Sangh & Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Purush Sangharsh Morcha. This affidavit is being filed by the Interveners in response to submissions of the Union of India - in the present matter as well as Special Leave Petition (Civil) No.

Publication Date:

01/01/2008

Source: Supreme Court of India

Tags:

Bhopal, Industrial Disasters, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Union Carbide, Supreme Court, India, Toxic Wastes

India

Update

The Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) and the state government have decided not to allow hazardous toxic waste from Bhopal to be incinerated at Ankleshwar. In a press release, GPCB said:

Publication Date:

14/11/2007

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Bhopal, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Waste Incineration, Waste Treatment, India, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Toxic Wastes

India

In short

sethu panel receives views: Barely a week after an expert committee was constituted to record all objections and suggestions to the controversial Sethusamudram project, it has already received 11

Publication Date:

14/11/2007

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Bhopal, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Waste Incineration, Waste Treatment, India, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Toxic Wastes

India

Debate over mobile towers close to hospitals

a signal booster mobile tower over a maternity hospital in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, has become the point of an imprecise issue. Sultania Zanana Hospital, a 250-bed government maternity hospital,

Publication Date:

30/07/2007

Author(s): Nandita Chibber

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Bhopal, Health Effects, Maternal Health, Child Health, Radiation, India, Madhya Pradesh, Telecommunication

India

Clean up plan for Union Carbide waste in Bhopal raises concern

the controversial move by the Madhya Pradesh government to incinerate some waste from the the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal has met with stiff opposition. Civil society groups have strongly

Publication Date:

14/07/2007

Author(s): Nandita Chibber, Mahesh L

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Bhopal, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Waste Disposal, Landfill, Waste Incineration, Conflicts, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Union Carbide, High Court, NGO, India, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Toxic Wastes

India

Bhopal's Upper Lake threatened by tourism

bhopal's Upper Lake is in danger. Bhopal Municipal Corporation (bmc) has accused the Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation (mpstdc) of polluting the lake, a protected site under the

Publication Date:

29/06/2007

Author(s): Nandita Chibber

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Lake Pollution, Lakes, Bhopal, Water Quality, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Protected Area Conservation, Ramsar Convention, India

Environment