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Continuing nightmare in Bhopal: CSE laboratory tests soil, water samples from Union Carbide [1]

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
Centre for Science and Environment [2]
Tags:
Environment [3], Land Pollution [4], Health Effects [5], Pesticide Industry [6], Industrial Disasters [7], Bhopal Gas Disaster [8], Aldicarb [9], Carbaryl [10], Pesticide Residues [11], CSE Study [12], Union Carbide [13], Groundwater Pollution [14]
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industrial-disasters
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bhopal-gas-disaster
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/aldicarb
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbaryl
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticide-residues
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cse-study
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/union-carbide
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater-pollution