It was first described in Minamata, Japan, in 1956, where the local population was poisoned by consuming fish and shellfish contaminated with methylmercury discharged from a chemical factory.
Minamata disease is caused due to :
Asked in UKPSC CS Prelims 2012 · Topic: Pollution (Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Heavy Metal Pollution: Characteristics, sources, biomagnification, effects, relevant conventions.)
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