The Nation - News from Oct. 3, 1985
Federal safety officials, prompted by the Bhopal disaster in India that killed at least 2,000 people, and by potentially dangerous toxic gas leaks in the United States, are instituting more comprehensive inspections of U.S. chemical plants, Patrick R. Tyson, acting head of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, told a House subcommittee.
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