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NGT verdict on gas leak at LG polymer factory in Visakhapatnam
Why is it in News?
- National Green Tribunal held that company has total liability for loss of life due to gas leak
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- Constituted committee for restoration plan
- Leakage due to improper care of storage tank which led to auto polymerization of styrene releasing excess heat and get released as a vapour
- About Styrene Gas
- It is poisonous and inflammable gas
- Used for production of polystyrene plastics and resins
- Short term exposure => mucous membrane and eye irritation, gastrointestinal effects
- Ling term exposure => affects nervous system and might result into fatality