Bhopal's health effects probed (BBC)

By Gaia Vince
Science reporter

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A quarter of a century has passed since Bhopal suffered the world's worst industrial disaster, but its legacy lingers.

There is an air of palpable sadness hanging over the city - and everybody has a story to tell about that night.

And the Indian government has at last decided to fund new research into the long-term health effects of the toxic leak.
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At least 2,000 people died that night, according to government figures - aid organisations estimate 5,000 died in the first 72 hours, and a further 15,000 in the following weeks.

Of the living, at least 100,000 are chronically ill from their exposure to the toxic gas, and a further 30,000 are still drinking and washing in contaminated groundwater.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7961062.stm

is more like it.
Dow should not be allowed to conduct business in the US until they have met their obligations.

I wouldn't necessarily believe the numbers

every Indian within 1000 miles of Bhopal
is suing U-C. That is just the way things work.