The disease was caused by cadmium contamination of the river water, which was used for irrigation of rice fields and as a source of drinking water. The cadmium came from mining activities upstream.
Itai-Itai disease is caused by chronic poisoning of
Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2008 · Topic: Deficiency, Non-Contagious and Other Diseases (Mineral Deficiency Diseases)
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