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MeSH Heading: Bhopal Accidental Release
Tree Number(s): K01.400.504.968.074; N06.850.135.195.249
Unique ID: D055908
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055908
Annotation: coordinate with DISASTERS if pertinent
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Bhopal Chemical Accident
Previous Indexing: Disasters (1984-2008)
Public MeSH Note: 2009
History Note: 2009
Date Established: 2009/01/01
Date of Entry: 2008/07/08
Revision Date: 2015/06/29

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