Question

Minamata disease was first reported in?

• A. England
• B. Canada
• C. China
• D. Japan

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Japan

• Minamata disease, a neurological disorder caused by mercury poisoning, was first detected in Minamata City, Japan, in 1956.

• It was linked to the release of methylmercury in the industrial wastewater from the Chisso Corporation chemical factory.