ABSTRACT
The world’s worst ever industrial accident occurred at Bhopal, India on 3 December 1984. During the production of the pesticide Carbaryl the Union Carbide plant accidentally released 40 tonnes of the highly toxic chemical methyl-isocyanate (MIC) used in the production process. At least 2500 people living near the plant were killed and around 180,000 other people have since suffered from a range of long-term health effects and birth defects.
