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Cadmium pollution is associated with disease

A. Anaemia

B. Itai-itai

C. Minamata

D. Pneumoconiosis

Answer: Option B

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Cadmium pollution is associated with disease Itai-itai.
Itai-itai disease is caused by cadmium (Cd) exposure, produced as a result of human activities related to industrialization, and this condition was first recognized in Japan in the 1960s.
Itai-itai disease is characterized by osteomalaecia with severe bone pain and is associated with renal tubular dysfunction.

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