| the bhopal accident and methyl isocyanate toxicity. | the bhopal accident, the world's worst industrial disaster, in which nearly 40 metric tons of methyl isocyanate (mic) was released from the union carbide pesticide plant, occurred nearly 10 yr ago during the night of december 2 and 3, 1984. over 3000 people residing in areas adjacent to the plant died of pulmonary edema within 3 d of the accident. follow-up studies revealed pulmonary, ophthalmic, reproductive, immunologic, neurological, and hematologic toxicity among the survivors. despite high ... | 1993 | 8277516 |