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Question
Minamata disease in Japan was the result of water pollution by ______.
Options
lead
radioactive substances
mercury
DDT
MCQ
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Solution
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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