Union Carbide Disaster in Bhopal - India
The impact(s) of this incident.
The Union Carbide Catastrophe is one of the world’s devastating and life-threatening events, which have claimed for many lives of people and it is reported that it continues to today. Based on the play, the Union Carbide Catastrophe is a 33 years incident that happened in Bhopal India on 4th December 1984; released nearly 40 tons of highly toxic gas or poisonous gases known as methyl isocyanate. According to the play, at the time, the Union Carbide disaster was reported the worst and dangerous industrial accident in the world’s history. The gas escaped and hit over the densely populated neighboring towns of the plants, and killed over 15, 000 people instantly and half …show more content…
It has been observed that many of the ongoing plant installations have been constructed around or near densely populated places. It is such an alarming habit that many countries did not or does not learn from the past events, hence neglecting and allowing such plants to be established in reasonable places or miles away from the people. Based on the current system of constructing chemical as well as poisonous plants, it is most likely that the similar incidents would be caused by the human activities, such as underground digging of minerals, fight for settlement places, and also the substandard of equipment being used during the construction of the toxic plants. The likely incidents would the most dangerous and catastrophic event ever due to improved or advanced technologies being used today.
The EPA passed section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (known as the RMP rule) in response to this event. Research this rule and list 5 of the requirements.
The EPA’s section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act Amendments passed in 1990 (known as the RMP rule) in reaction to the tragedy in Bhopal India on 4th December 1984. These plans must be reviewed and submitted to the EPA after every five years. The EPA’s rule has certain requirements for the chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear plants to follow as listed below:
i. Screening
ii.
The impact(s) of this incident.
The Union Carbide Catastrophe is one of the world’s devastating and life-threatening events, which have claimed for many lives of people and it is reported that it continues to today. Based on the play, the Union Carbide Catastrophe is a 33 years incident that happened in Bhopal India on 4th December 1984; released nearly 40 tons of highly toxic gas or poisonous gases known as methyl isocyanate. According to the play, at the time, the Union Carbide disaster was reported the worst and dangerous industrial accident in the world’s history. The gas escaped and hit over the densely populated neighboring towns of the plants, and killed over 15, 000 people instantly and half …show more content…
It has been observed that many of the ongoing plant installations have been constructed around or near densely populated places. It is such an alarming habit that many countries did not or does not learn from the past events, hence neglecting and allowing such plants to be established in reasonable places or miles away from the people. Based on the current system of constructing chemical as well as poisonous plants, it is most likely that the similar incidents would be caused by the human activities, such as underground digging of minerals, fight for settlement places, and also the substandard of equipment being used during the construction of the toxic plants. The likely incidents would the most dangerous and catastrophic event ever due to improved or advanced technologies being used today.
The EPA passed section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (known as the RMP rule) in response to this event. Research this rule and list 5 of the requirements.
The EPA’s section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act Amendments passed in 1990 (known as the RMP rule) in reaction to the tragedy in Bhopal India on 4th December 1984. These plans must be reviewed and submitted to the EPA after every five years. The EPA’s rule has certain requirements for the chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear plants to follow as listed below:
i. Screening
ii.