environment medium MCQ

Minamata disease was first identified in Japan and was caused by severe poisoning from:

  1. Lead
  2. Cadmium
  3. Mercury
  4. Arsenic

Answer: Mercury

Minamata disease is a neurological syndrome caused by severe mercury poisoning, specifically methylmercury in industrial wastewater.

Topic Environmental Pollution
Exam Relevance UPSC, SSC
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