Methyl isocyanate (MIC) exposure and its consequences on human health at Bhopal

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 637-653

  Vijayan, V K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Bhopal gas disaster; Interstitial lung fibrosis; MIC; Obstructive airways disease

Indexed keywords

AFFECTED AREA; BHOPAL , INDIA; BHOPAL GAS DISASTER; CORNEAL OPACITY; HIGH INCIDENCE; HUMAN HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL DISASTERS; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FIBROSIS; METHYL ISOCYANATE; MIC; OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAYS DISEASE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TOXIC EFFECT; WIDE SPECTRUM;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; GASES; INDUSTRIAL POISONS; PESTICIDE EFFECTS;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 77958468442     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: 10290400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207233.2010.515435     Document Type: Article

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