The blast involved the chemical methyl isocyanate, which is used to produce pesticides.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bayer Unit Tried to Limit Blast Disclosures] Reference

Fire crews identified one chemical involved as isocyanate, which is commonly used in vehicle paint and can cause asthma.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference

An explosion in the Union Carbide chemical plant in Bhopal, India, released a deadly gas called methyl isocyanate, which is used to make pesticides.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

The Union Carbide Company used methyl isocyanate in manufacturing Carbaryl (carbamate) pesticides.    From Wordnik.com.  [ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES FOR UNDERGRADUATE COURSES] Reference

As a result over 30 - 40 tons of methyl isocyanate (MIC) and 35 – 40 kg phosgene were emitted into the atmosphere.    From Wordnik.com.  [ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES FOR UNDERGRADUATE COURSES] Reference

The report alleged that Bayer had destroyed parts of a blast mat, or shield, that covered a tank holding large amounts of methyl isocyanate.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bayer Unit Tried to Limit Blast Disclosures] Reference

The contractor dumped the containers and waste in his own landfill and left his tanker that contained the isocyanate in a grocery store parking lot.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wired Top Stories] Reference

It was caused by the accidental release of forty tons of methyl isocyanate MIC from a Union Carbide pesticide plant located in the heart of the city.    From Wordnik.com.  [Peace, order and good government, eh?: November 2004 Archives] Reference

More than 15,000 people died after deadly plumes of methyl isocyanate gas leaked out of a Union Carbide pesticide factory in Bhopal in December 1984.    From Wordnik.com.  [India moves to clean up site of deadly 1984 Union Carbide gas leak] Reference

Bhopal, India is the site of the world's worst industrial disaster, a 1984 catastrophic chemical leak that spread more than 27 tons of methyl isocyanate over the city.    From Wordnik.com.  [Joanne Doroshow: Why I Care About BP's Legal Accountability] Reference

For example, many large chemical companies use hazardous substances like phosgene, methyl isocyanate and ethylene oxide in their plants, but don't ship them between locations.    From Wordnik.com.  [Economics, Not Apathy, Exposes Chemical Plants To Danger] Reference

Mahindra was chairman of Union Carbide in India when deadly plumes of the gas methyl isocyanate began leaking out of a pesticide factory shortly after midnight on Dec. 3, 1984.    From Wordnik.com.  [7 former Union Carbide officials sentenced to 2 years for Bhopal gas tragedy] Reference

It's ... the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India that poisoned a half a million people and killed thousands back in 1984 when it accidentally released tons of methyl isocyanate.    From Wordnik.com.  [John Feffer: The Yes Men Rule] Reference

Methyl isocyanate is a deadly chemical used to kill insects.    From Wordnik.com.  [NYT > Home Page] Reference

On December 3, 1984, cloud of methyl isocyanate gas hits Bhopal.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN.com] Reference

In December 1984 a storage tank leaked toxic gas methyl isocyanate into the air.    From Wordnik.com.  [edie.net - Latest News] Reference

(ICMR) invited research to study the effects of methyl isocyanate (MIC) poisoning.    From Wordnik.com.  [Top Headlines] Reference

USES Methyl di-p-phenylene isocyanate (MDI) is used mainly in polyurethane (PU) foams.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Traditional plastics shelved in bio-product industry] Reference

The deadly methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas released by the Union Carbide pesticide plant in.    From Wordnik.com.  [India eNews] Reference

In the early hours of December 3, 1984, around 40 metric tonnes of toxic methyl isocyanate.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

While it was the raw material for Sevin, methyl isocyanate, that leaked on the night of Dec.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference

Multi-Cure 9001-E series materials have high ionic purity and are solvent and isocyanate free.    From Wordnik.com.  [Electronicstalk - electronics industry news] Reference

The leak, a product of massive system and security failure, caused 40 metric tons of methyl isocyanate.    From Wordnik.com.  [AboutMyPlanet.com] Reference

Methyl isocyanate (MIC) and other deadly gases moved quickly through the city, overwhelming masses of people.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Business News] Reference

Forty tons of a toxin called methyl isocyanate leaked from the factory and settled over slums on 3 December 1984.    From Wordnik.com.  [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference

AM, the plant released methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas and other toxins, resulting in the exposure of over 500,000 people.    From Wordnik.com.  [Indymedia Ireland] Reference

The company combines polyols produced from pressed soybeans with isocyanate and other ingredients to create new polymers.    From Wordnik.com.  [NewsBlaze.com Current News - Top Stories] Reference

Around 12 AM, methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas and other toxins were released, resulting in the exposure of over 500,000 people.    From Wordnik.com.  [Indymedia Ireland] Reference

Victims blinded by methyl isocyanate gas are attended to outside the Union Carbide plant after the disaster of December 3, 1984.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN.com] Reference

WalterBillington said: "Oooo Union Carbide - let's not forget the leakage of" 42 tons of toxic methyl isocyanate gas ", killi ...".    From Wordnik.com.  [Boing Boing] Reference

An estimated 8,000 people died within several days after methyl isocyanate leaked from the plant on the night of December Second, 1984.    From Wordnik.com.  [VOA News: Top Stories] Reference

The December 3, 1984, gas leak killed an estimated 8,000 people in three days and another 15,000 through the long-term effects of the methyl isocyanate gas.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) - Frontpage] Reference

In 1984, thousands of people died after a cloud of methyl isocyanate gas escaped from a pesticide plant operated by a Union Carbide subsidiary in Bhopal, India.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

At least 3,500 people were killed instantly and thousands more later after the deadly methyl isocyanate gas leaked from the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal on the night of Dec 2-3.    From Wordnik.com.  [HindustanTimes.com - Top HomePage-TopStories News Headlines] Reference