Season 1 · Episode 26
26: Bhopal
In December, 1984 in the city of Bhopal in central India, a Union Carbide Pesticide plant would fail and release tonnes of toxic gas into the city, killing thousands of people. It was the worst industrial disaster in human history. We follow the …
February 7, 201935m 53s
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In December, 1984 in the city of Bhopal in central India, a Union Carbide Pesticide plant would fail and release tonnes of toxic gas into the city, killing thousands of people. It was the worst industrial disaster in human history. We follow the threads and trace back the root causes behind the incident at Bhopal.
With John Chidgey.
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Episode Gold Producer: 'r'.
Episode Silver Producers: Carsten Hansen and John Whitlow.
With John Chidgey.
Links of potential interest:
- Bhopal
- Carbaryl
- Methyl isocyanate
- Bhopal Chronology (PDF)
- LABOR REPORT ON BHOPAL CITES PLANT MODIFICATION
- Eight convicted over India gas disaster
Support Causality on Patreon
Episode Gold Producer: 'r'.
Episode Silver Producers: Carsten Hansen and John Whitlow.
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