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Using the awesome power of the Atacama Large Millimeter / submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile, an international team of astronomers discovered the presence of methyl isocyanate in the triple star system IRAS 16293 - 2422, located around 400 light - years away in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

Not exact matches

On the morning of Dec. 3, 1984, a pesticide plant run by Union Carbide leaked about 40 tons of deadly methyl isocyanate gas into the air in Bhopal, quickly killing about 4,000 people.

Its plant in Bhopal, India, was making aldicarb when a pesticide called methyl isocyanate leaked, killing several thousand people in 1984.

More than 40 tons of methyl isocyanate spilled from a Union Carbide - owned pesticide factory in Bhopal, India, in 1984, killing more than 20,000 people in the world's worst chemical disaster.

The molecule, methyl isocyanate, has a structure that is chemically similar to a peptide bond, which is what holds amino acids together in proteins.

«We thought, «Why not look [for methyl isocyanate] in our source?»»

So a molecule such as methyl isocyanate will emit a characteristic fingerprint of photons that will appear as spikes or lines in the spectrum detected from the gas cloud.

Although the detection on 67P / Churyumov - Gerasimenko is now questioned by some, methyl isocyanate was also detected in two star - forming clouds, Orion KL and Sagittarius B2 (N), in 2015 and 2016, but these are hot environments full of very massive stars, very unlike the situation of the early sun.

Amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, are more complex than the likes of methyl isocyanate and likely to exist in smaller quantities that would be harder to detect.

Both teams then tried to figure out how methyl isocyanate might have formed in such a very cold and inhospitable environment.

Our laboratory experiments show that methyl isocyanate can indeed be produced on icy particles under very cold conditions that are similar to those in interstellar space This implies that this molecule — and thus the basis for peptide bonds — is indeed likely to be present near most new young solar - type stars,» said Niels Ligterink at the Leiden Observatory in the Netherlands.

Here on Earth, methyl isocyanate is known as a very toxic compound and is used in a range of industrial processes.

New volatile organic compounds used in construction and industry have now been recognised, along with other agents, such as sulphites, chlorates, isocyanates and many other chemicals already known to be potentially toxic, as causes of chronic asthma.

Composed of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen atoms (forming the CH3NCO molecule) a tragic methyl isocyanate gas leak caused thousands of deaths and injuries during what is considered to be the deadliest industrial accident in history — the Indian 1984 Bhopal disaster.

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Plus, no OEM uses enamel much anymore... they are much more sophisticated urthethanes and other polymers, which can't be shot out of a rattle can nozzle easily, and also contain isocyanates and other super-nasty solvents too toxic to be deemed available to public retail — that might spray in their driveway next to the kids and dog without a respirator and a downdraft booth.

On the morning of December 3, 1984 a holding tank of stored MIC (methyl isocyanate) at the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, overheated and released over 40 tonnes of the noxious gas.

Cons: the health risks are potentially very high, ALL spray foams contain toxic ingredient Isocyanate (even those that have a percentage of soy and claim to be «eco»), because the material is so rigid closed cell systems tend to develop cracks in the material compromising the insulative envelope, many people on RV blogs are opening their walls to remodel and finding a pile of pulverized insulation in the cavities, if the ratio of parts A and B aren't mixed exactly right, the material can off gas toxic fumes perpetually, a code approved fire barrier must be installed over spray foam in living spaces (such as 1/2» drywall).

Studies have suggested serious insufficiencies in the safety measures at the installation, including lack of safety valves to prevent the mixing of water into the Methyl isocyanate tanks which started the evolution of the toxic gas, and the failure of scrubbers to treat the gas leak — apparently they were out of service for repair.

Lightfoot has represented a number of manufacturers in mass tort actions alleging injuries from exposure to various chemicals, including isocyanates, formaldehyde, creosote, dixoin, and metalworking fluids.

Experience Highlights Lead defense counsel for a world - wide manufacturer of spray foam insulation in an alleged formaldehyde and isocyanate exposure case.

Defense of BASF Corporation in Massachusetts federal court product liability action alleging permanent asthma from isocyanate ‑ containing paint products