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Hazardous air pollutants. Hearings before the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, Ninety-Eighth Congress, Second Session, December 14, 1984

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OSTI ID:5533507
A field hearing in Institute, West Virginia examined the safety procedures and potential hazards involving methyl isocyanate, the toxic gas responsible for a tragedy in Bhopal, India. Warren Anderson, President of Union Carbide, which owns the plants in India and West Virginia, was a principal witness. Responsibility for a fail-safe plant which does not release toxic materials is shared by the industry and the government. The 18 witnesses included, besides Carbide officials, representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency, labor, residents of Institute, and members of Congress. Their testimony covered protective measures, emergency plans, public fears, air pollution regulations, and the performance of regulatory agencies. Additional material submitted by the witnesses and other interested parties for the record follows the testimony.
OSTI ID:
5533507
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English