Bhopal: An unlikely legacy

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The 1984 gas leak in Bhopal India destroyed the lives of more than half a million people. But in the United States, the disaster led to a sea of changes that have made for a safer environment. The World’s Multimedia Science Journalist, Rhitu Chatterjee, has the report. Download MP3

• Listen to yesterday’s story “Bhopal disaster: 25 years later”
• World Science Forum: Preventing Future Bhopals
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World Science Forum: Preventing future Bhopals

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A quarter century after the disaster at Bhopal, toxic chemicals continue to threaten lives in the developing world. Chemical spills poison Chinese rivers. Toxic waste sickens people in West Africa. What can be done to safeguard the public in developing countries? What role can consumers and investors in the developed world play? In the World Science Forum we talk to Henrik Selin. He’s a professor of international relations at Boston University. Download MP3

• World Science Forum: Preventing Future Bhopals
• Listen to Rhitu Chatterjee’s story “Bhopal disaster: 25 years later”
• Listen to Rhitu Chatterjee’s story Bhopal: An Unlikely Legacy
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