Exposing disasters that shape culture

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The Bhopal Tragedy and Plume Gas.*correction: UUC should be UCC (Union Carbide Corp.) Make sure to follow the podcast on instagram and twitter @eng_misjudgment for pictures for each episodeSources:<ul><li>AIChE. (2021, November 7). CCPS Process Safety Glossary. CCPS. <a href="https://www.aiche.org/ccps/resources/glossary?title=gas#views-exposed-form-glossary-page" rel="nofollow">https://www.aiche.org/ccps/resources/glossary?title=gas#views-exposed-form-glossary-page</a></li><li>Anderson, C. (2014, November 2). Warren M. Anderson, who was chief of Union Carbide during the Bhopal disaster in 1984, dies at 92. Washington Post. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/warren-m-anderson-who-led-union-carbide-during-1984-bhopal-disaster-dies-at-92/2014/11/02/31aa9c9e-61d8-11e4-8b9e-2ccdac31a031_story.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/warren-m-anderson-who-led-union-carbide-during-1984-bhopal-disaster-dies-at-92/2014/11/02/31aa9c9e-61d8-11e4-8b9e-2ccdac31a031_story.html</a></li><li>Broughton, E. The Bhopal disaster and its aftermath: a review. Environ Health 4, 6 (2005). <a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-4-6" rel="nofollow">https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-4-6</a></li><li>Dow Corporate. (n.d.). West Virginia Operations. Retrieved September 21, 2021, from <a href="https://corporate.dow.com/en-us/locations/west-virginia" rel="nofollow">https://corporate.dow.com/en-us/locations/west-virginia</a></li><li>Mandavilli, A. (2018, July 10). The World’s Worst Industrial Disaster Is Still Unfolding. The Atlantic. <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/07/the-worlds-worst-industrial-disaster-is-still-unfolding/560726/" rel="nofollow">https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/07/the-worlds-worst-industrial-disaster-is-still-unfolding/560726/</a></li><li>NBC News. (2014, December 6). Union Carbide Disaster In Bhopal India | Flashback [Video]. YouTube. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHJs3TwgsUQ" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHJs3TwgsUQ</a></li><li>Patterson, B. (2020, September 24). Lawsuit Alleges Union Carbide Failed To Report Toxic Landfill. WVPB. <a href="https://www.wvpublic.org/news/2020-08-07/lawsuit-alleges-union-carbide-failed-to-report-toxic-landfill" rel="nofollow">https://www.wvpublic.org/news/2020-08-07/lawsuit-alleges-union-carbide-failed-to-report-toxic-landfill</a></li><li>Peterson, MJ, &#34;Title Case Study: Bhopal Plant Disaster&#34; (2009). Ethics in Science and Engineering National Clearinghouse. 314. Retrieved from <a href="https://scholarworks.umass.edu/esence/314" rel="nofollow">https://scholarworks.umass.edu/esence/314</a></li><li>Taylor, A. (2021, July 1). Bhopal: The World’s Worst Industrial Disaster, 30 Years Later. The Atlantic. <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2014/12/bhopal-the-worlds-worst-industrial-disaster-30-years-later/100864/" rel="nofollow">https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2014/12/bhopal-the-worlds-worst-industrial-disaster-30-years-later/100864/</a></li><li>The Economist. (2014, December 2). The Bhopal gas tragedy: Toxic legacy [Video]. YouTube. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwPSDMUtNmk" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwPSDMUtNmk</a></li><li>Tumulty, K. (2019, March 11). Scores Hurt by Leaking Chemicals : Faulty Valve Cited at Union Carbide’s West Virginia Plant. Los Angeles Times. <a href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-08-12-mn-3942-story.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-08-12-mn-3942-story.html</a></li><li>Union Carbide Company. (n.d.). Union Carbide Company. Http://Www.Unioncarbide.Com/. Retrieved September 21, 2021, from <a href="http://www.unioncarbide.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.unioncarbide.com</a></li><li>USCSB. (2014, December 2). Reflections on Bhopal After Thirty Years [Video]. YouTube. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZirRB32qzU" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZirRB32qzU</a></li><li>Vice Asia. (2021, January 21). Why We Must Never Forget The Bhopal Gas Disaster | I Was There [Video]. YouTube. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=PMQANu8PGMQ" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMQANu8PGMQ&amp;feature=youtu.be</a></li><li>Withnall, A. (2019, February 15). Bhopal gas leak: 30 years later and after nearly 600,000 were poisoned, victims still wait for justice. The Independent. <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/bhopal-gas-leak-anniversary-poison-deaths-compensation-union-carbide-dow-chemical-a8780126.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/bhopal-gas-leak-anniversary-poison-deaths-compensation-union-carbide-dow-chemical-a8780126.html</a></li></ul>

Exposing disasters that shape culture

Bhopal

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Dust and the Imperial Sugar Explosion. Make sure to follow the podcast on instagram and twitter at @eng_misjudgment for pictures for each episode!Sources:<ul><li>CSB, Investigation Report: Sugar Dust Explosion and Fire (2009). Retrieved September 12, 2021, from https://www.csb.gov/assets/1/20/imperial_sugar_report_final_updated.pdf?13902. </li><li>Evers, J., &amp; West, K. (Eds.). (2011, January 21). dust. National Geographic Society. https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/dust/. </li><li>History | Imperial Sugar Company. Imperial Sugar Company. (n.d.). Retrieved September 12, 2021, from https://www.imperialsugarcompany.com/history/. </li><li>Landers, M. (2018, February 6). Imperial Sugar Tragedy: Repercussions Continue 10 Years Later. Savannah Morning News. Retrieved September 12, 2021, from https://www.savannahnow.com/news/2018-02-06/imperial-sugar-tragedy-repercussions-continue-10-years-later. </li><li>USCSB. (2009, October 5) Inferno: Dust Explosion at Imperial Sugar [Video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg7mLSG-Yws&amp;t=568s</li></ul>

Sugar

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