Minamata disease

a severe neurological disease caused by mercury poisoning, first discovered in the Japanese city of Minamata.

International treaty to reduce releases of mercury

2020 film directed by Andrew Levitas

inland sea in Japan

Japanese writer (1927-2018)

The , since 2012 reorganized as JNC (Japan New Chisso), is a Japanese chemical company. It is an important supplier of liquid crystal used for LCDs, but is best known for its role in the 34-year-long pollution of the water supply in Minamata, Japan that led to thousands of deaths and victims of disease.

disease caused by severe mercury poisoning

Japanese outbreak of mercury poisoning

Japanese physician (1934-2012)

environmental contamination incident in India

photograph