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Minamata Disease, Which Affected People Living near Minamata Bay in Japan

Question 13

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Minamata disease, which affected people living near Minamata Bay in Japan, was finally traced to:


A) a vitamin deficiency due to a restricted diet of rice and fish.
B) a diet including shellfish contaminated with mercury.
C) a diet including seaweeds contaminated with lead from a nearby plastics plant.
D) high levels of DDT from local rice farms.

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