Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Toxicology
The 50th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Toxicology
Session ID : S3-2
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Symposium 3: Biometals Specialty Section Symposium - 50 years of metal toxicology and expectations for the next 50 years
History of Minamata Disease and Research on Methylmercury
*Akira NAGANUMA
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Minamata disease was first discovered in Minamata, Japan in 1956. It was caused by methylmercury discharged from a factory to Minamata Bay. The history of Minamata disease will be introduced in this presentation.

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