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Descriptor English:
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Bhopal Accidental Release
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Liberación Accidental de Bhopal
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Vazamento Acidental em Bhopal
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Synonyms English:
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Accident, Bhopal Chemical
Accidental Release, Bhopal
Bhopal Chemical Accident
Chemical Accident, Bhopal
Release, Bhopal Accidental
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Tree Number:
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K01.400.504.968.074
N06.850.135.195.249
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Definition English:
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1984 accident in Bhopal, INDIA at a PESTICIDES facility, resulting when WATER entered a storage tank containing ISOCYANATES. The following accidental chemical release and uncontrolled reaction resulted in several thousand deaths. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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coordinate with DISASTERS if pertinent
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History Note English:
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2009
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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53380
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Unique Identifier:
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D055908
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DeCS
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