The gas leaked from a storage tank of the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal gas tragedy was:
- (A)Methylamine
- (B)Ammonia
- (C)Phosgene
- (D)Methylisocyanate✓ Correct
Answer: (D)
Solution
The Bhopal disaster of 1984 followed the escape of methyl isocyanate, , from the Union Carbide pesticide plant, an intensely toxic gas responsible for the enormous loss of life.
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