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Minamata disease: methylmercury poisoning in Japan caused by environmental pollution
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While the number of grave cases with acute M. d.Abstract:
Minamata disease (M. d.) is methylmercury (MeHg) poisoning that occurred in humans who ingested fish and shellfish contaminated by MeHg discharged in waste water from a chemical plant (Chisso Co. L...read more
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Methylmercury Poisoning in Iraq
F Bakir,S. F. Damluji,Laman Amin-Zaki,M. Murtadha,A. Khalidi,Naseer Al-Rawi,S. Tikriti,H. I. Dhahir,Thomas W. Clarkson,J.C. Smith,Richard A. Doherty +10 more
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Focal cerebral and cerebellar atrophy in a human subject due to organic mercury compounds
Donald Hunter,Dorothy S. Russell +1 more
TL;DR: The case of four patients suffering from profound neurological disturbances as a result of industrial exposure to methyl mercury compounds is considered worthy of record because it has afforded the first opportunity for a detailed histological study in this form of intoxication.
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A Pathological Study of Minamata Disease in Japan
TL;DR: It is assumed that Minamata disease is caused by eating fish and shellfish containing an alkylmercuric compound with the R-Hg-S-group, which is produced under specific circumstances by yet unknown processes.