Bhopal industrial accident

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• Bhopal disaster — ▪ industrial accident  chemical leak in 1984 in the city of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh state, India. At the time it was called the worst industrial accident in history.       On Dec. 3, 1984, about 45 tons of the dangerous gas methyl isocyanate… …   Universalium

• Bhopal — [bō päl′] city in central India: site of a U.S. owned pesticide plant where a major industrial accident occurred in 1984: pop. 1,063,000 …   English World dictionary

• Bhopal — /boh pahl /, n. 1. a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh state. 2. a city in and the capital of Madhya Pradesh state, in central India. 392,077. * * * I City (pop., 2001 prelim.: 1,433,875), capital of Madhya Pradesh state,… …   Universalium

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• Bhopal — /boʊˈpal/ (say boh pahl) noun the capital of Madhya Pradesh, in the western central part; site of a gas leak at Union Carbide Corp. plant in 1984 which killed over 2000. In 1984, an uncontrolled chemical reaction in the Union Carbide pesticide… …  

• Bhopal disaster — The Bhopal disaster was an industrial disaster that occurred in the city of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, resulting in the immediate deaths of more than 3,000 people, according to the Indian Supreme Court. A more probable figure is that 8,000… …   Wikipedia

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