BOPAL GAS TRAGEDY Flashcards

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Where and when it happened? (Bhopal Gas Tragedy)

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Bhopal india
December 3, 1984 (12:04 a.m)

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  • _____________ was a diversified manufacturing company inc. in 1934.
  • Situated in the central of ________
  • _________ was built in 1969. It produces pesticide for use in india to help the country’s agricultural sector increase its productivity and contribute more significantly.
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  • Union Carbide India Limited
  • Indian state of Madhya Pradesh
  • Bhopal Plant
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  • December 3, 1984 (12:04 a.m)
  • December 3, 1984 (12:20 a.m)
  • December 4, 1984
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  • Gas Leak Occurs
  • Malfunction pressure gauge
  • Gas then spread to flare tower
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It was shutdown in june 1984 to save money. It is used to cool liquid MIC.

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Refrigeration system

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40 tones in E610, 15 tone in E611, E619 was empty. Water leaked into E610 causing runaway heat-producing reaction.

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Mic Storage Tanks

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Not high enough to reach gas

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Water curtain

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Leaking gas could have been detoxified, but the scrubber was turned off

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Vent gas scrubber

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It is designed to burn off gas but the connecting pipe had been removed for maintenance.

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Flare tower

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In Bhopal Gas Tragedy

The world’s worst Industrial Disaster with over ______ casualties and _______ injuries.

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25,000 casualties, 120,000 injuries

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10
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They try to neutralize the remaining MIC in the factory

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Operators

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11
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Is used to produce carbamate pesticides. A colorless liquid that has sharp odor. Is extremely toxic to humans from acute exposure

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METHYL ISOCYANATE (MIC)

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Effects of Inhilation/Exposure to MIC

Short term effect of MIC

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  • respiratory tract infection
  • Ophthalmic problems
  • Neuromuscular toxicity
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Effects of Inhilation/Exposure to MIC

Long term effect of MIC

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  • Reproductive Toxicity
  • Geno toxicity and Carcinogenicity
  • Child being born suffers from birth defects
  • Chronic weaknesss
  • Fatigue and frequent nosebleeds
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Reasons why the accident Happen

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  • Human error and negligence
  • Lack of calibration in equipment
  • Budget cut in safety measures
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What should have been done

  • india should have stricter laws about the amount of hazardous chemical stored in a factory.
  • Funds should have alloted safety measures.
  • Provide expanded programs of toxicity testing that examine the effect of chemicals to humans and environment.
  • Educate of health care providers about environmental health and toxicology
  • Supervisors could have been placed on night shift
  • There should have been 4 stage of back up system instead of one manual back up system
  • Regular intervals and proper maintenance.
  • Strict regulations and methods
  • Proper pressure gauge should have been used
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