Survey of the Extent of the Persisting Effects of Methylmercury Pollution on the Inhabitants around the Shiranui Sea, Japan

Survey of the Extent of the Persisting Effects of Methylmercury Pollution on the Inhabitants around the Shiranui Sea, Japan

In 1956 methylmercury poisoning, known as Minamata disease, was discovered among the inhabitants around the Shiranui Sea, Kyushu, Japan. Although about five hundred thousand people living in the area had supposedly been exposed to methylmercury, administrative agencies and research institutes had no...

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Main Authors: Shigeru Takaoka, Tadashi Fujino, Yoshinobu Kawakami, Shin-ichi Shigeoka, Takashi Yorifuji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-07-01
Series:Toxics
Subjects:
methylmercury
long term exposure
symptoms
neurological findings
severity
delayed toxicity
correlation of signs and symptoms
dose-response relationship
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/6/3/39

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