In the textbook, you came across “Three Mile Island and Chernobyl disasters associated with accidental leakage of radioactive wastes.” In India we had Bhopal gas tragedy. It is associated with which of the following?
a. CO2
b. Methyl Isocyanate
c. CFC
d. Methyl Cyanate
The answer is the option (b) Methyl Iso-Cyanate
Union Carbide's pesticide (SAVIN) facility in Bhopal leaked MIC (Methyl Isocyanate). Which lead to the Bhopal Gas Tragedy. The capital of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal, was the scene of this chemical disaster on December 2, 1984. It resulted in the deaths of about 2,000–3,000 persons that night. Hence, (b) is the correct option.