The name given to a severe form of mercury poisoning that occurred in the mid-1950s, in people who had eaten polluted fish from Minamata Bay, Japan. Many people suffered severe nerve damage and some died.
Minamata disease |
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Minamata disease |
The name given to a severe form of mercury poisoning that occurred in the mid-1950s, in people who had eaten polluted fish from Minamata Bay, Japan. Many people suffered severe nerve damage and some died. |
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