Bhopal Accidental Release
Also known asAccidental Release, Bhopal · Release, Bhopal Accidental · Bhopal Chemical Accident · Accident, Bhopal Chemical · Chemical Accident, Bhopal
Definition
1984 accident in Bhopal, INDIA at a PESTICIDES facility, resulting when WATER entered a storage tank containing ISOCYANATES. The following accidental chemical release and uncontrolled reaction resulted in several thousand deaths.
MeSH classification
- K01.400.504.968.074
- N06.850.135.195.249
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Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D055908) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗