Union Carbide

Groundwater slow poison in Bhopal'

Twenty-five years after Union Carbide's accursed chemical plant spewed 42 tonnes of poisonous methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas, killing 8,00010,000 people, and debilitating thousands of others, a study conducted by the Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has found that toxic waste lying at the plant premises still contaminates the city's land and water.

Publication Date:

02/12/2009

Source: Asian Age (New Delhi)

Tags:

Groundwater Pollution, Pesticides, Bhopal, Heavy Metals, Mercury, Methyl Isocyanate (MIC), CSE Study, Union Carbide, Madhya Pradesh

Hazardous Waste

CSE laboratory releases study report of Union Carbide

For more than 25 years, the Union Carbide (UCIL) factory has been contaminating the land and water of Bhopal. Latest tests show that groundwater in areas even three km away from the factory contains almost 40 times more pesticides than Indian standards.

Publication Date:

02/12/2009

Source: Central Chronicle (Bhopal)

Tags:

Water Pollution, Pesticides, Water Quality, Health Effects, Industrial Disasters, Bhopal Gas Disaster, CSE Study, Union Carbide, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal (D)

Environment

25 years after Bhopal Gas Disaster: a selection of news (Jan 2006 - Dec 2009)

On December 3, 1984, toxic poisonous methyl isocyanate gas leaked from Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL's) pesticide plant in Bhopal. The gas leak triggered a disaster that is now widely

Publication Date:

01/12/2009

Source: Centre for Science and Environment

Tags:

Compensation, Industrial Disasters, Gas Leakages, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Union Carbide, CSE, India, Toxic Wastes

Environment

What Dow Chemical Company is doing to remove its liability for the waste dumped in the Union Carbide factory

Is Dow liable for the waste in Bhopal factory of Union Carbide?

Publication Date:

01/12/2009

Source: Centre for Science and Environment

Tags:

Chemical Industry, Industrial Disasters, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Union Carbide, CSE, India, Toxic Wastes

Environment

Research on waste at the Union Carbide factory and what it has found

This fact sheet includes research on waste at the Union Carbide factory and what it has found.

Publication Date:

01/12/2009

Source: Centre for Science and Environment

Tags:

Industrial Disasters, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Union Carbide, CSE, Toxic Wastes

Environment

What is being done regarding toxic waste at Union Carbide, Bhopal

This fact sheet contains what is being done regarding toxic waste at Union Carbide, Bhopal.

Publication Date:

01/12/2009

Source: Centre for Science and Environment

Tags:

Bhopal, Industrial Disasters, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Union Carbide, Toxic Wastes

Environment

Contamination of soil and water inside and outside the Union Carbide India Limited, Bhopal

25 years after the gas leak, another tragedy is unfolding in Bhopal reveals this study by Centre for Science & Environment. This study based on CSE's Pollution Monitoring Laboratory tests found that water and soil in & around the Union Carbide factory are loaded with pesticides.

Programmes, seminars to mark 25th year of gas tragedy

A two-day national seminar, organised by three organisations, will be held on December 1 to draw attention towards the plight of Bhopal gas tragedy victims on its 25th anniversary.

Publication Date:

01/12/2009

Source: Central Chronicle (Bhopal)

Tags:

Health Effects, Industrial Disasters, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Union Carbide, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal (D)

Environment

Continuing nightmare in Bhopal: CSE laboratory tests soil, water samples from Union Carbide

For more than 25 years, the Union Carbide (UCIL) factory has been contaminating the land and water of Bhopal. Latest tests show that groundwater in areas even three km away from the factory contains almost 40 times more pesticides than Indian standards.

Publication Date:

01/12/2009

Source: Centre for Science and Environment

Tags:

Environment, Land Pollution, Health Effects, Pesticide Industry, Industrial Disasters, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Aldicarb, Carbaryl, Pesticide Residues, CSE Study, Union Carbide, Groundwater Pollution

Environment

Agitation against Dow Chemicals

The agitators and the activists of Gas Peedit Nirashrit Pension Sangharsh Morcha burnt the effigy of the new owner of Union Carbide Factory, the Dow Chemicals, USA, in front of Lily Talkies on Sunday.

Publication Date:

30/11/2009

Source: Pioneer (New Delhi)

Tags:

Environment, Bhopal Gas Disaster, Union Carbide, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal (T)