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12-17-2011, 04:51 AM
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Minamata Mercury Poisoning
In 1932, a factory in Minamata, Japan, began releasing a mercury compound into local water. By the 1950s, people in the area were reporting strange convulsions in cats and other fish-eating animals - they called it the 'dancing cat disease'. The first human victim, a 5 year old girl, was discovered in 1956. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamata_disease  ·  ·  ·  ·  · |
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12-17-2011, 07:18 AM
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 I'm a sexual tyrannosaur Poster Rank:1653 100% beef Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 331 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Quoted: 19 Post(s)
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Re: Minamata Mercury Poisoning
I always thourght mercury was the fun metal all runny and sliding around, goes up and down in a tube. Then i saw the vid. Naughtey mercury. Serious note: how is mercury mined? If anyone knows a vid or info post it below.
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12-17-2011, 12:32 PM
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 Smartest Retard Poster Rank:188 Female Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 8,011 Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Quoted: 34 Post(s)
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Re: Minamata Mercury Poisoning
Mercury poisoning is where the phrase, 'Mad as a Hatter', came from. Hat makers used mercury in the processing of the materials the hats were made from. It caused them to literally go mad.
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12-17-2011, 02:24 PM
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Re: Minamata Mercury Poisoning
"I first became aware of Minamata through a Dead Kennedys song." This statement, from the following article, reflects my thoughts, exactly. http://peterslarson.com/2010/11/15/m...m-faces-decay/  · |
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12-17-2011, 08:53 PM
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 So Fucking Banned Poster Rank:55 Pull on it Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 25,957
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Re: Minamata Mercury Poisoning
One day the earth will destroy the parasite known as humans
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12-18-2011, 12:16 AM
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 My Rank: LANCE CORPORAL Poster Rank:2709 Male Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 152 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Quoted: 5 Post(s)
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Re: Minamata Mercury Poisoning
FINALLY! I've read up about this incident but I could never figure out the name of the city or country. thank you for this post.
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12-18-2011, 10:27 PM
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 My Rank: SERGEANT Poster Rank:1073 Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 617 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Quoted: 54 Post(s)
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Re: Minamata Mercury Poisoning
...more like humans will just finish the job on themselves and earth can breathe a sigh of relief.
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