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Bhopal
Bhopal , former principality, Madhya Pradesh state, central India. A region of rolling downs and thickly forested hills, it is predominantly agricultural. Its Buddhist monuments include the famous stupa (3d cent. BC) at Sanchi. Bhopal was founded in the early 18th cent. and was ruled from 1844 to... Read more |
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Union Carbide Corp
Union Carbide Corporation Union Carbide Corporation 400 West Sam Houston Parkway South Houston, Texas 77042 U.S.A. Telephone: (713) 798-2016 Fax: (713) 978-2394 Web site: http://www.unioncarbide.com Wholly Owned Subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company Incorporated: 1917 as Union Carbide... Read more |
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Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , state (2001 provisional pop. 60,385,118), 119,010 sq mi (308,240 sq km), central India, between the Deccan and the Ganges plain. The capital is Bhopal . One of the largest states in India, Madhya Pradesh consists, from north to south, of upland zones separated by plains. Adequate... Read more |
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Natural disasters
NATURAL DISASTERS Natural disasters occur when forces of nature damage the environment and manmade structures. If people live in the area, natural disasters can cause a great deal of human suffering. As a result of disasters, people may be injured or killed, or may lose their homes and possessions.... Read more |
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carbide
carbide any one of a group of compounds that contain carbon and one other element that is either a metal, boron, or silicon. Generally, a carbide is prepared by heating a metal, metal oxide, or metal hydride with carbon or a carbon compound. Calcium carbide, CaC 2 , can be made by heating calcium... Read more |
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Tungsten carbide
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placebo
placebo , inert substance given instead of a potent drug . Placebo medications are sometimes prescribed when a drug is not really needed or when one would not be appropriate because they make patients feel well taken care of. Placebos are also used as controls in scientific studies on the... Read more |
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American Journal of Public Health
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH The American Journal of Public Health is a monthly publication of the American Public Health Association. The mission of the Journal, which began publication in 1911 as a continuation of the American Journal of Public Hygiene, is to advance public health research,... Read more |
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health insurance
health insurance prepayment plan providing services or cash indemnities for medical care needed in times of illness or disability. It is effected by voluntary plans, either commercial or nonprofit, or by compulsory national insurance plans, usually connected with a social security program. ... Read more |
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The Bhopal tragedy revisited. (Bhopal Union Carbide disaster, 1984)
...awoke to a disaster in Bhopal, India...released from a Union Carbide plant, leading...long-range health problems...sorting out the Bhopal problem...lethal toxic effects of inhalation...occupational ... |
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What ails the Bhopal disaster investigations? (And is there a cure?)
A review of the health effects of the 1984 disaster in Bhopal, India...into the disaster. Other major...with public health investigations of disasters, which have...complexity of the ... |
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Book review: Five past midnight in Bhopal: The legacy of Bhopal's lethal...
...REMEMBER Bhopal? The Indian...industrial disaster in history...while the Union Carbide Corporation...tale. The Bhopal plant produced...establishing health care, housing...perspicacious." The effect is of ... |
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Rosalie Bertell: Scientist, Eco-Feminist, Visionary.(Book Review)
...the leukemia effect (that) was...about radiation effects from atomic...circles. Her own health began to fail...youth and good health and suddenly...discovering negative effects. Having had...made after the Union ... |
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Bhopal tragedy survivors demand probe into nuke plant projects
...Sarangi of Bhopal Group for...independent review of the proposed...Fukushima disaster has highlighted...Rashida Bee of Bhopal Gas Peedit...for natural disasters. She added that in Bhopal, where over...the 1984 ... |
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The Bhopal syndrome: Persistent questions about acute toxicity and management...
A review of the health effects of the 1984 gas leak from the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India, shows...the spectrum of health effects, and...Key words. Bhopal; ... |
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Group of ministers raises Bhopal relief amount by '72 crore
...on the Bhopal gas tragedy...of former Union Carbide CEO Warren...Veerappa Moily, health minister...called to review progress...earlier, in Bhopal. The GoM...industrial disaster on 3 December...the ... |
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EDITORIAL
...Environmental Health" will be...bibliographic review of articles...study on the effects of occupational...1984 Toxic Union Carbide disaster in India...Environmental Health" 3/2009...calls for ... |
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Time to re-act: since Three Mile Island, nuclear power in the United States...
...and chilling effect on the expansion...are under review and 22 more...Congress reviews the situation...protect the health and safety...point was the Bhopal, India, disaster in 1984...technically, but Union ... |
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This Borrowed Earth by Robert Herman.(Book review)
...dioxin's health effects on residents...released in Bhopal, India, Union Carbide officials...responding to the disasters, were in...by these disasters before clean...environmental disasters. ... |
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