WHAT DOES DOW CHEMICAL SAY?
Dow Chemical says it has no responsibility for Bhopal. It says it acquired its shares of Union Carbide in 2001, more than a decade after Union Carbide settled its liabilities with the Indian government. It says efforts by activists and non-governmental organisations to try to attach responsibility and liability for the site clean-up to Union Carbide and Dow Chemical are misdirected. It adds that it has no first-hand knowledge of what chemicals, if any, may remain at the site and what impact, if any, they may be having on the area’s groundwater. The company says that when the Indian government took control of the site in 1998, it assumed all accountability, including clean-up activities. Reuters AlertNet is not responsible for the content of external websites. Del.icio.us | Digg | NewsVine | Reddit Reuters AlertNet is not responsible for the content of external websites.
