Minamata disease is due to pollution of
A. Organic waste into drinking water
B. Oil spill in water
C. Industrial waste mercury into fishing water
D. Arsenic into the atmosphere
Answer: Option C
Solution(By Examveda Team)
Minamata disease is due to pollution of industrial waste mercury into fishing water.Minamata disease is a neurological disease caused by severe mercury poisoning. Signs and symptoms include ataxia, numbness in the hands and feet, general muscle weakness, loss of peripheral vision, and damage to hearing and speech.
Minamata disease was first discovered in the city of Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, in 1956, hence its name. It was caused by the release of methylmercury in the industrial wastewater from a chemical factory.
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