Gobal Hotspot: Bhopal, India

- disaster in Bhopal in India in 1984 was the worst chemical disaster of the world- the plant is owned by Union Carbide Corporation (UCC)

December the 3rd 1984- a broken holding tank exploded and about 40 tonns Meythylisocyanat (MIC) were

released into the atmosphere- this huge bulk of MIC went as a poisonous cloud into a housing area- between 2000 and 10000 people dead, several hundred thousands injured- ca. 100000 of the 500000 are still suffering under cureless illnesses - the contamination is still big- totalling, UCC payed in the following years 690 million Dollar to the indian state. but

the money was not really used fot the victims.

reason for the catastrophy: - the company effected extensive economies in safety arrangements

MIC – MethylisocyanatUCC – Union Carbide Corporationholding tank – volatile – flüchtigcureless – unheilbarinheritable – vererbbarextensive economies – umfangreiche Einsparungen