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In a 2009 report from the Centre for Science and Environment in Delhi, it states that there is chronic toxicity in the soil and water up to 3km around the factory, from pesticides and heavy metals such as mercury.
Radha's son has cerebral palsy and spends most of his time lying on the roof watching the world, while her husband Hemant, who has kidney failure, lies on his bed in the house. All day long she moves between the two, cooking, cleaning and feeding the fami
Bhavana miscarried 3 times after Sambhav and though she was able to have one more child, she has been plagued with many reproductive issues. Most of the women who were around during the gas explosion have menstrual problems, but the issues with the
Prembai, 70, pours milk down her son, Hemant’s throat. “Too much suffering. I was blinded by the gas, and had to have an eye operation. I’ve lost one child already because of that night. But now, many years later, and the suffering hasn’t stopped.”
A couple of kilometers from the old Union Carbide factory, Karan, 13, cannot do anything for himself. He has cerebral palsy and suffers from epilepsy.
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In a 2009 report from the Centre for Science and Environment in Delhi, it states that there is chronic toxicity in the soil and water up to 3km around the factory, from pesticides and heavy metals such as mercury.

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A Legacy of Suffering- Bhopal, India

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In a 2009 report from the Centre for Science and Environment in Delhi, it states that there is chronic toxicity in the soil and water up to 3km around the factory, from pesticides and heavy metals such as mercury.