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New study confirms deadly contamination at Bhopal site

India’s Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has confirmed in a new study that the abandoned site of the massive 1984 gas leak that caused the deaths of at least 20,000 people contains large quantities of deadly chemicals. The Hindustan Times reported on February 7 that the board found high levels of chloroform and benzene in underground water close to residential areas around the site. The report stated that “In some cases, the toxins were found to be several hundred times more than the permissible limits in drinking water”. Survivors of the 1984 disaster have long been campaigning to force Dow Chemicals, which took over Union Carbide in 2001, to clean up the site. For more on the campaign for justice in Bhopal, visit www.studentsforbhopal.org.

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