Directory of Union Carbide Incident Resources

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On Dec. 3, 1984, one of the worst industrial accidents in history occurred when a toxic gas leaked from a tank of methyl isocyanate (MIC) at a Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) insecticide plant. Over 6,000 persons have died as a result of this incident.

Resources in This Category

• Bhopal.net

  http://www.bhopal.net/
  On the gas disaster, accounts of similar tragedies, the companies involved, and survivor stories.

• Bhopal.org

  http://www.bhopal.org/
  The Bhopal medical appeal for the victims of the 1984 Union Carbide accident in India.

• Corp Watch

  http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=6768
  A partial chronology of Union Carbide's Bhopal disaster. This site has a number of articles on the tragedy.

• Essential Action: Bhopal

  http://www.essentialaction.org/bhopal/index.html
  Bhopal pages at the Essental Action site; campaign to end corporate assaults on human health and the environment.

• Students for Bhopal

  http://www.studentsforbhopal.org/
  An international student campaign to win justice for the victims of the disaster.

• Union Carbide: Bhopal

  http://www.bhopal.com/
  Facts about the disaster including relief and aid provided, the Browning report and a case study of the incident. Investigation of the tragedy at Bhopal concludes that a disgruntled employee caused the disaster.

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