What is Minamata disease?
William Eugene Smith
1972 - Minamata, Japan
1972 - Minamata, Japan
Minamata disease is a neurological syndrome caused by mercury poisoning.
In the decade of the 50, in the city of Minamata in Japan was discovered this disease. It was caused by the release of methylmercury in the industrial wastewater from the Chisso Corporation's chemical factory, this release continued from 1932 to 1968.
The problem with the methylmercury is the bioaccumuled in the fish and shellfish, and in Japan this is very common.
In the decade of the 50, in the city of Minamata in Japan was discovered this disease. It was caused by the release of methylmercury in the industrial wastewater from the Chisso Corporation's chemical factory, this release continued from 1932 to 1968.
The problem with the methylmercury is the bioaccumuled in the fish and shellfish, and in Japan this is very common.
The death of persons or animals will be ocurred along many years without nobody will take liable. It was and it is one of the worst environmental problems that it have ocurred in the world. This is an example of exceed a boundary in the planet bit by bit.
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