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Analysis of chemical contaminants in groundwater and assessment of the qualitative and quantitative drinking water supply

Analysis of chemical contaminants in groundwater and assessment of the qualitative and quantitative drinking water supply The comprehensive survey report conducted in 15 communities surrounding the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL)plant site in Bhopal. Reveals that tens of thousands of people are being poisoned with deadly chemicals even 25 years after the Bhopal Gas Disaster on 3rd December 1984. Shows that the site of the disaster was never cleaned-up and 30,000 people's drinking water is contaminated with toxic chemicals.
A comprehensive survey conducted in fifteen communities surrounding the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) plant site in Bhopal has revealed that the drinking water supply in the majority of these communities is insufficient or, in many cases, is contaminated with toxic chemicals. Thousands of residents are lacking access to clean drinking water as the water supply system, installed by the Bhopal Municipal Corporation, is in poor condition while groundwater from private hand pumps and bore wells is of poor quality and/or contaminated with chemicals.