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Minamata disease in Japan was the result of water pollution by ______. - Biology (Theory)

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प्रश्न

Minamata disease in Japan was the result of water pollution by ______.

पर्याय

  • lead

  • radioactive substances

  • mercury

  • DDT

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उत्तर

Minamata disease in Japan was the result of water pollution by mercury.

Explanation:

Minamata disease is a severe neurological syndrome caused by mercury poisoning. It resulted from the release of methylmercury in industrial wastewater from a chemical factory, which bioaccumulated in fish and shellfish consumed by the local population, causing mercury poisoning and deaths over many years in Minamata city, Japan.

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