"Just like Any Other City": The De-Gasification of the Bhopal "Gas Relief" System

The article focuses on the gas relief hospital system employed in Bhopal, India after the Union Carbide pesticide plant disaster that killed 5,000 people due to the inhalation of methyl isocynate (MIC) gas in 1984. Topics include the health effects of the gas on survivors, the ongoing morbidity in B...

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Autor principal: Hanna, Bridget (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2014
En: Social justice
Año: 2014, Volumen: 41, Número: 1/2, Páginas: 38-52
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Publisher)
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Palabras clave:
Infrastructure (Economics) > India
Hospitals
Work-related injuries
Pesticides industry
Bhopal Union Carbide Plant Disaster, Bhopal, India, 1984
Crisis Management
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Sumario:The article focuses on the gas relief hospital system employed in Bhopal, India after the Union Carbide pesticide plant disaster that killed 5,000 people due to the inhalation of methyl isocynate (MIC) gas in 1984. Topics include the health effects of the gas on survivors, the ongoing morbidity in Bhopal due to gas exposure, and hospital infrastructure in Bhopal.
ISSN:2327-641X