Minamata Mercury Poisoning
In the late 1950s thousands of people in the far south west of Japan were poisoned by industrial waste. A factory was pumping heavy metals into a river which led to the sea.
In the late 1950s thousands of people in the far south west of Japan were poisoned by industrial waste. A factory was pumping heavy metals into a river which led to the sea. Locals who ate fish and seafood from the surrounding area suffered all sorts of disabilities as a result.
Fujie Sakamoto lost one daughter to what was being called 'Minamata disease', her second daughter was born severely disabled.
Photo: Fujie Sakamoto today.
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