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Bookmark or Share- Minamata | Rotten TomatoesMinamata is a Japanese coastal city that dealt with mercury poisoning neglected by the country's chemical Chisso Corporation, supplying liquid crystals used for LCDs.
- Minamata Disease: How Methylmercury Led to a Disaster - Verywell HealthAn Overview of Minamata Disease. Minamata disease is methylmercury poisoning that leads to neurological symptoms. The condition develops after a person has been eating heavily contaminated seafood daily. The first record of Minamata disease was in Japan in the 1950s.
- Minamata disease - WikipediaMinamata disease is a disease of the central nervous system, a poisoning caused by long-term consumption, in large amounts, of fish and shellfish from Minamata Bay. The causative agent is methylmercury.
- Minamata disease | Mercury Poisoning, Methylmercury, JapanMinamata disease, Disease first identified in 1956 in Minamata, Japan. A fishing port, Minamata was also the home of Nippon Chisso Hiryo Co., a manufacturer of chemical fertilizer, carbide, and vinyl chloride.
- Minamata (film) - WikipediaMinamata is a 2020 biographical drama film directed by Andrew Levitas, based on the book of the same name by Aileen Mioko Smith and W. Eugene Smith. The film stars Johnny Depp (who also produced) as W. Eugene Smith, an American photographer who documented the effects of mercury poisoning on the citizens of Minamata, Kumamoto, Japan.
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