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MINAMATA....explain it... |
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Answer» TYPE OF DISEASE :Minamata disease was first discovered in Minamata city in Kumamoto PREFECTURE, Japan, in 1956. It was CAUSED by the release of methylmercury in the industrial wastewaterfrom the Chisso Corporation's chemical factory, which continued from 1932 to 1968. This highly TOXIC chemical bioaccumulated in shellfish and fish in Minamata Bay and the Shiranui Sea, which, when eaten by the local population, resulted in mercury POISONING. While cat, dog, pig, and human deaths continued for 36 YEARS, the government and company did little to prevent the pollution. The animal effects were severe enough in cats that they came to be named as having "dancing cat fever".W42CC |
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