In the early hours of December 3,1984, methylisocyanate (MIC) gas leaked from a plant owned,
managed and operated by Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) in the central India city of Bhopal.
According to government figures, approximately 5,200 people died and several thousand other
individuals suffered permanent or partial disabilities. Click here to view the 2006 affidavit of the
Union of India in the Supreme Court.
A great deal has been written and/or broadcast about the tragedy in the past 31 years, some of it
factual, but much of it inaccurate or misleading. The information presented on this website is
supported by facts and documentation, and will help those seeking information gain an accurate
and balanced perspective of the Bhopal tragedy and Union Carbide's (UCC) efforts.
are best directed to Madhya Pradesh State Government and/or the Central Pollution Control
Board (CPCB).
Late in 1986, Union Carbide filed a lengthy court document in India detailing the findings of its
scientific and legal investigations into the cause of the gas release. Click here to view the
Jackson Browning Report.
Engineering consulting firm, Arthur D. Little, Inc., conducted a thorough investigation and
reached the same conclusion. Click here to view the Arthur D. Little Report.
Please see "Cause of the Bhopal Tragedy" pages on this website for complete details.
Together with the rest of the chemical industry, Union Carbide has worked to develop and
globally implement Responsible Care to help prevent such an event in the future by improving
process safety standards, community awareness and emergency preparedness, as well as
protecting workers and communities by working with governmental bodies to assure that industry
best practices are implemented through regulations.
For more information about Responsible Care, see www.responsiblecare.com or www.iccachem.org.