Initial Ideas- Chemical Leaks

Initial Ideas

Linked to the idea of Chemical Warfare we also researched Chemical leaks,possibly going with the idea that there had been a leak in the Klinger Factory leading to strange people and deformed people. We researched recent Chemical leaks and effects they've had and how common they are.

One of the worst Chemical leaks in the world:

• The Bhopal disaster, also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy, was a gas leak incident in India, one of the world's worst industrial disasters. It occurred on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
• A leak of methyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals from the plant resulted in the exposure of hundreds of thousands of people. The toxic substance made its way in and around the shantytowns located near the plant. Estimates vary on the death toll.
• The official immediate death toll was 2,259 and the government of Madhya Pradesh has confirmed a total of 3,787 deaths related to the gas release. Others estimate 8,000 died within two weeks and another 8,000 or more have since died from gas-related diseases. A government affidavit in 2006 stated the leak caused 558,125 injuries including 38,478 temporary partial and approximately 3,900 severely and permanently disabling injuries.

Leak in the UK- Jan 2012

Leak in the UK- June 2012

China Leak- 2011