Minamata disease is a neurological syndrome caused by severe mercury poisoning. It was first discovered in Minamata city, Japan, in 1956, caused by the release of methylmercury in the industrial wastewater from the Chisso Corporation's chemical factory, which then bioaccumulated in shellfish and fish in Minamata Bay.
Minamata disease is caused by:
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