Contamination of soil and water in and around the Union Carbide site at Bhopal

  • 01/11/2010

The Union Carbide India Ltd (UCIL) factory at Bhopal, abandoned after the world’s worst industrial disaster that took place on December 3, 1984, is still heavily contaminated with a range of persistent pollutants. From this study it can be concluded that even after 25 years the residents of the area around UCIL factory are still exposed to chemical-laced groundwater, soil and factory wastes and perhaps will continue to be exposed until the site remains contaminated.