Case Study Analysis: Union Carbide Corporation and Bhopal

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In the beginning of this essay I would like to present some facts and figures related to our topic. On December 3, 1984, at the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India there was a deadly leak of methyl isocyanate. It caused thousands of people to die and affected generations to come. The leak happened due to a series of human and mechanical failures. The local health officials were neither knowledgeable about the deadly chemical that was being stored there nor were they equipped to handle the tragedy. Another incident happened at the Union Carbide plant in West Virginia. A toxic cloud of the same chemical was leaked into the atmosphere and it was a shocking reminder that such accidents could happen in the both developed and developing countries. The statistics prove that chemical spills occur on a regular basis in different parts of the world. In 1976 there were

Within the last ten years, the lack of awareness and false guidelines about the toxicity of pesticides has contributed to many tragic events. In 1988, Karen James, a Michigan postal worker, was walking past one of ChemLawn’s "fertilizer" trucks when a hose ruptured and she was drenched with chemicals. She was told by the ChemLawn employee not to worry because only fertilizers were in the spray and she would be fine. However, soon after she became seriously ill, with symptoms that include diarrhea, vomiting, and fatigue. When her doctor called ChemLawn to find out what chemicals she was exposed to, he was told that they do not use chemicals. But later tests on Karen revealed high levels of Dursban, a toxic pesticide, which forced ChemLawn to admit that they had been lying (Dieglman, 1996).

In the Perre v Apand (1999) 198 CLR 180 case, the defended sprayed harmful chemicals carelessly on one farm and the crops on that and the adjacent farms were destroyed by this. Since, it was reasonably foreseeable that careless spraying of chemicals would lead to such

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The shell refinery located close to the day care in the reservation, leaked toxic chemicals into the air. The children got sick and no one notified the Aamjiwnaang people to tell them it leaked so the children went misdiagnosed. There are many spills that go unnoticed and the effects on the people of Sarnia and the workers are dangerous. Each plant is allowed to produce a certain amount of chemicals which is said to be “okay for the environment”. No study has been done to know what happens when all the different chemicals mix together in the

This is not a Disaster which is called to be as “Gods Act” but because of the result of chaos, confusion and a shocking lack of foresight among the colonial workers and rulers of that day. Lack of forethought to colonial workers and rulers. The faulty equipment such as there is a separate system to alarm the fire brigade if it is a fire on board of the ship due to which only two fire fighting engines arrived and caused delay in bringing more. The lack of Prudence in taking the right decision alerting the surrounded people by a red flag which means the indication of explosive material on board. Atleast when fire lit in the ship the red flag would have been flagged but it didn't happen which resulted the people are gathering near the ship to see it while it was burning. The lack of Organisational approach which resulted in death and huge property damage. Finally the lack of leadership to lead the team in times of emergency which is a critical one is being missed. Along with these the non following of rules and violating the regulation in terms of the cargo all together are reasons for the Unforgettable day of the Mumbai Dockyard Era and in

The disaster in Bhopal, India was the worst industrial disaster ever. The plant where it occurred was Union Carbide, an American owned plant that makes batteries, but to make them they had to first have a chemical known as MIC. That was made in the plant in Bhopal. MIC is volatile, unpredictable and fatal if inhaled. It is one of the most toxic and lethal substances. Regardless, people still wanted to work for the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal because it paid well. However, people who worked at the plant begin to worry about the chemicals and their toxicities.

One cause of the Bhopal chemical disaster was long-term financial difficulties, resulting in limited operator training and inadequate equipment maintenance.

situation cannot be fair when chemicals are used. Humans today expect that when they kill a plant

Broughton, Edward, “The Bhopal disaster and its aftermath: a review”, Edward Broughton, Environ Health. 2005; Published online 2005 May, 10http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1142333/

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