Mercury Pollution in Minamata

It overviews the poisoning which occurred in the 1950s and 1960s among the residents in Minamata who ate seafood contaminated with methylmercury discharged from the chemical factory, Chisso Corporation. It describes the history, symptoms pathogenesis and research on the causal agent, and discusses t...

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Main Author: Hisashi Yokoyama (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2018
Series:SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
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