Congenital Minamata disease

Congenital Minamata disease

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamata_disease Local doctors and medical officials had noticed for a long time an abnormally high frequency of cerebral palsy and other infantile disorders in the Minamata area. In 1961 a number of medical professionals...
Mercury and waste management

Mercury and waste management

The world first became widely aware of the dangers of mercury poisoning when the Minamata River became heavily contaminated by heavy metals from release of uncontrolled industrial metal effluent. Minamata.  What has extended from this nasty pollution event is a...
What happens when a CFL is broken.

What happens when a CFL is broken.

Methylmercury exposure and health effects in humans: a worldwide concern. Mergler D1, Anderson HA, Chan LH, Mahaffey KR, Murray M, Sakamoto M, Stern AH; Panel on Health Risks and Toxicological Effects of Methylmercury. Author information Abstract Methylmercury is a...
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