Download or read book The Bhopal Chemical Leak written by Arthur Diamond and published by Greenhaven Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 1990 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the chemical leak at Bhopal in its historical, cultural, and human contexts.
Download or read book The Use and Storage of Methyl Isocyanate MIC at Bayer CropScience written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2012-07-31 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of hazardous chemicals such as methyl isocyanate can be a significant concern to the residents of communities adjacent to chemical facilities, but is often an integral part of the chemical manufacturing process. In order to ensure that chemical manufacturing takes place in a manner that is safe for workers, members of the local community, and the environment, the philosophy of inherently safer processing can be used to identify opportunities to eliminate or reduce the hazards associated with chemical processing. However, the concepts of inherently safer process analysis have not yet been adopted in all chemical manufacturing plants. The Use and Storage of Methyl Isocyanate (MIC) at Bayer CropScience presents a possible framework to help plant managers choose between alternative processing options-considering factors such as environmental impact and product yield as well as safety- to develop a chemical manufacturing system. In 2008, an explosion at the Bayer CropScience chemical production plant in Institute, West Virginia, resulted in the deaths of two employees, a fire within the production unit, and extensive damage to nearby structures. The accident drew renewed attention to the fact that the Bayer facility manufactured and stores methyl isocyanate, or MIC - a volatile, highly toxic chemical used in the production of carbamate pesticides and the agent responsible for thousands of death in Bhopal, India, in 1984. In the Institute accident, debris from the blast hit the shield surrounding a MIC storage tank, and although the container was not damaged, an investigation by the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board found that the debris could have struck a relief valve vent pipe and cause the release of MIC to the atmosphere. The Board's investigation also highlighted a number of weaknesses in the Bayer facility's emergency response systems. In light of these concerns, the Board requested the National Research Council convene a committee of independent experts to write a report that examines the use and storage of MIC at the Bayer facility. The Use and Storage of Methyl Isocyanate (MIC) at Bayer CropScience also evaluates the analyses on alternative production methods for MIC and carbamate pesticides preformed by Bayer and the previous owners of the facility.
Download or read book The Bhopal Saga written by Ingrid Eckerman and published by Universities Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bhopal Saga Is An Incisive Analysis Of One Of The Worst Industrial Accidents That Has Taken Place In The Recent Past. It Also Discusses The Conflicting Stance Of The Union Carbide Corporation And The Government Of India On The Moral Responsibility For The Tragedy.
Download or read book Toxic Turmoil written by Johan M. Havenaar and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2002-08-31 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents an overview of research on the psychological and societal consequences of ecological disasters. It gives in-depth case studies on most of the major incidents that have occurred in the 1980s and 1990s. It summarizes the accumulated knowledge in this area and identifies areas of future research. It can serve as a resource for practitioners and policymakers dealing with current and future ecological calamities and may help them to define an adequate response to the complex public health challenges these incidents represent.
Download or read book Five Past Midnight in Bhopal written by Dominique Lapierre and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2009-05-30 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gripping, kaleidoscopic account of a horrific industrial disaster that shook the world, from wold-renowned humanitarian and internationally bestselling author Dominique Lapierre. It was December 3, 1984. In the ancient city of Bhopal, a cloud of toxic gas escaped from an American pesticide plant, killing and injuring thousands of people. When the noxious clouds cleared, the worst industrial disaster in history had taken place. Now, Dominique Lapierre brings the hundreds of characters, conflicts, and adventures together in an unforgettable tale of love and hope. Readers will meet the poetry-loving factory worker who unleashes the apocalypse, the young Indian bride who was to be married that terrible night, and the doctors who died that night saving others.
Download or read book Bhopal written by Nichol Bryan and published by World Almanac Library. This book was released on 2004 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Death came at midnight for victims of a toxic gas leak in Bhopal, India, on December 3, 1984. The airborne leak from a Union Carbide pesticide plant killed more than three thousand people and permanently injured thousands more. Explore the causes behind the world's deadliest industry-related environmental disaster and the ongoing efforts to deal with the human and natural damage it caused. Book jacket.
Download or read book Advocacy after Bhopal written by Kim Fortun and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009-05-04 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1984 explosion of the Union Carbide chemical plant in Bhopal, India was undisputedly one of the world's worst industrial disasters. Some have argued that the resulting litigation provided an "innovative model" for dealing with the global distribution of technological risk; others consider the disaster a turning point in environmental legislation; still others argue that Bhopal is what globalization looks like on the ground. Kim Fortun explores these claims by focusing on the dynamics and paradoxes of advocacy in competing power domains. She moves from hospitals in India to meetings with lawyers, corporate executives, and environmental justice activists in the United States to show how the disaster and its effects remain with us. Spiraling outward from the victims' stories, the innovative narrative sheds light on the way advocacy works within a complex global system, calling into question conventional notions of responsibility and ethical conduct. Revealing the hopes and frustrations of advocacy, this moving work also counters the tendency to think of Bhopal as an isolated incident that "can't happen here."
Download or read book Rethinking Bhopal written by Kenneth Bloch and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2016-05-27 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rethinking Bhopal: A Definitive Guide to Investigating, Preventing, and Learning from Industrial Disasters is the go-to source for anyone seeking to learn how to improve process safety management (PSM) through applying fundamental asset reliability and incident investigation concepts. The seeds that unified PSM on a global scale were planted in Bhopal, India on December 3, 1984. Since then, considerable progress has been made to protect both workers and communities from catastrophic industrial failures. Industry acknowledges its responsibility to create value with accrued operating experience and that using information received from previous failures is a direct way to prevent future incidents. With this principle in mind, Bloch evaluates modern references related to the Bhopal Disaster, using recognized industrial asset reliability and incident investigation concepts. The practice of objective incident investigation offers a compelling insight into specific decisions and actions that resulted in history’s worst industrial disaster. Recording a fully transparent sequence of events promotes a personal sense of accountability for anyone involved in the manufacturing industry. Lessons learned can be immediately implemented by those with direct PSM, management, engineering, and operating responsibilities. Case histories demonstrate how patterns observed in the timeline leading up to the Bhopal Disaster can be detected in modern incidents and by recognizing these patterns in present-day processes avoids counterproductive operating decisions and unprecedented destruction. This text is instrumental in helping existing organizations re-evaluate their own exposures and risks, and would be a valuable read for any member of a process safety management team. Rethinking Bhopal: A Definitive Guide to Investigating, Preventing, and Learning from Industrial Disasters provides an expansion of knowledge and understanding for the novice in PSM while also providing depth and application considerations to challenge more experienced industry professionals. Note: All royalties from this book go to the Process Safety Heritage Trust Scholarship at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, USA. Learn how to improve Process Safety Management (PSM) performance by applying fundamental asset reliability and incident investigation concepts Understand your personal role in detecting and preventing Loss of Primary Containment (LOPC) incidents before they occur Take immediate action to stabilize processes under your control while promoting a systematic approach to eliminating persistent failure mechanisms Includes case histories to helpfully illustrate how to detect potentially destructive patterns in your own organization
Download or read book Bhopal Gas Tragedy After Thirty Years written by Sunita Narain and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Most Terrifying Trace of The Bhopal Gas Leak written by Rudiyant and published by Lembar Langit Indonesia. This book was released on 2023-09-01 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bhopal Gas Leak, also known as the Bhopal Tragedy, occurred on the night of December 2-3, 1984, at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, India. The leaked gas was methyl isocyanate (MIC), used in the production of pesticides at the UCIL plant. The release of this gas resulted in a toxic gas cloud spreading around the Bhopal area. The tragedy claimed the lives of thousands of people in the days following the gas leak. The exact number of casualties is still debated, but estimates range from 15,000 to 25,000 people. Many others suffered serious injuries and long-term effects from gas exposure. The gas leak occurred due to an uncontrolled chemical reaction inside the MIC storage tank. The exact cause of the leak is still disputed, but factors mentioned include poor maintenance, safety violations, and security system failures. In addition to human casualties, the Bhopal gas leak also had significant environmental impacts. The spreading gas cloud contaminated the soil and air around the plant, causing extensive ecological damage and affecting the health of the local community for a long time. Buku persembahan penerbit LembarLangitGroup #LembarLangit
Download or read book Bhopal written by Paul Shrivastava and published by SAGE Publications Limited. This book was released on 1992-11-28 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bhopal native Shrivastava (management, Bucknell U., Pennsylvania) examines the general and specific causes for the 1984 toxic gas leak from a Union Carbide plant in Bhopal that killed 3,000 people, and the impact on the injured, society, and industrial and regulatory organizations. Updated from the 1987 first edition to describe the lingering effects. Distributed by Taylor and Francis. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book Animal s People written by Indra Sinha and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, "Animal's People" is by turns a profane, scathingly funny, and piercingly honest tale of a boy so badly damaged by the poisons released during a chemical plant leak that he walks on all fours.
Download or read book The Black Box of Bhopal written by Themistocles D'Silva and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just after midnight on December 3, 1984, a gas leak occurred at the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India. A vigorous chemical reaction inside a methyl isocyanate (MIC) storage tank, nicknamed the "Black Box", caused most of the material to vaporize and escape. Within days, over two thousand nearby residents were confirmed dead and tens of thousands exposed to toxic gases, which would cause them untold pain and health problems for years to come. The Black Box of Bhopal is a highly researched work that will challenge many of the public's assumptions about the disaster. It reveals new documents related to the construction and operations of the MIC plant and the internal workings of Union Carbide Corporation and its Indian subsidiary. It also critically analyzes the Indian government investigation report about the postulated cause of the gas leak. Through extensive explanation of the plant's history, scientific studies of the residue from the tank, and several flaws in the subsequent government controlled investigation, a clearer understanding of the events will be revealed that may surprise many readers. " This insightful book stretches from an explanation of how economic and political development in India contributed to the accident through the detailed chemistry involved.... The strength of D'Silva's book is the integration of original documentation...that demostrates just how complex the relationships were between Union Carbide; Union Carbide India Ltd. (UCIL), the subsidiary that operated the Bhopal plant; the Indian federal government and the local government.... D'Silva's book is an excellent Bhopal resource." Book review by Ronald J. Willey, professor of chemical engineering at Northeastern University. Chemical & Engineering News, American Chemical Society. See the full review here
Download or read book Bhopal written by John Riddle and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an account of the 1984 chemical accident at the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India, and explores how the investigation of such accidents can lead to safety reform.
Download or read book Corporate Killing written by Tara Jones and published by Free Assn Books. This book was released on 1988 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bhopal Gas Tragedy written by Suroopa Mukherjee and published by Tulika Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Uncertain Promise of Law written by Jamie Cassels and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In December 1984, a massive explosion and discharge of poisonous gas from Union Carbide's pesticide factory in Bhopal, India, killed over 2,500 people. Hundreds more have since died and many thousands were injured. Cassels (law, U. of Victoria, B.C.) traces the origins of the Bhopal tragedy and examines the legal aftermath and global implications. Cassels concludes, with the Supreme Court of India, that in a time of exploding technology, we cannot be satisfied entirely with the "uncertain promises of law." Cassels suggests a number of fundamental reforms that must be forged if future Bhopals are to be prevented. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
