The following is a timeline of key events related to
Minamata disease
Minamata disease is a neurological disease caused by severe mercury poisoning. Signs and symptoms include ataxia, numbness in the hands and feet, general muscle weakness, loss of peripheral vision, and damage to hearing and speech. In extreme cas ...
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References
"Minamata Disease: The History and Measures" The
Ministry of the Environment, (2002), retrieved 17 January 2007
"Minamata Disease Archives" by the National Institute for Minamata Disease, retrieved 29 October 2006
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Harada, Masazumi. (1972). ''Minamata Disease''. Kumamoto Nichinichi Shinbun Centre & Information Center/Iwanami Shoten Publishers. C3036
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George, S. Timothy. (2001). ''Minamata: Pollution and the Struggle for Democracy in Postwar Japan''. Harvard University Press.
*Ui, Jun. (1992).
Industrial Pollution in Japan'. United Nations University Press. . Chapter 4, section IV
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Smith, W. E. and Smith, A. M. (1975). ''Minamata''. Chatto & Windus, Ltd. (London),
Further reading
*Oiwa, Keibo. (2001). ''Rowing the Eternal Sea: The Story of a Minamata Fisherman''. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
*Steingraber, Sandra. (2001). ''Having Faith: An Ecologist Journey to Motherhood''. Perseus Publishing.
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Approaches to Water Pollution Control, Minamata City, Kumamoto Prefecture'
*Allchin, Douglas.
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*Sung about in the Alt. group Bush's "Disease of the Dancing Cats"
*Referenced as background in the 1979 horror film
Prophecy
In religion, a prophecy is a message that has been communicated to a person (typically called a ''prophet'') by a supernatural entity. Prophecies are a feature of many cultures and belief systems and usually contain divine will or law, or prete ...
* Saito, Hisashi. (2009). ''Niigata Minamata Disease: Methyl Mercury Poisoning in Niigata, Japan''. Niigata Nippo.
* Walker, Brett. (2010)
Toxic Archipelago: A History of Industrial Disease in Japan" University of Washington Press.
*Ishimure, Michiko (2003). ''Paradise in the Sea of Sorrow: Our Minimata Disease''. Michigan Classics in Japanese Studies.
External links
ATSDR - ToxFAQs: Mercury- Frequently asked questions about Mercury
- The
Ministry of the Environment's summary of Minamata disease
Soshisha- The Supporting Center for Minamata Disease and the Minamata Disease Museum
- Copyright holder of
W. Eugene Smith
William Eugene Smith (December 30, 1918 – October 15, 1978) was an American photojournalist.Peacock, Scot. "W(illiam) Eugene Smith." ''Contemporary Authors Online'', Gale, 2003. ''Biography In Context'' He has been described as "perhaps the si ...
's Minamata photos
Photograph by W. Eugene Smith- Tomoko Uemura in Her Bath, 1972
- Chapter from ''Industrial Pollution in Japan'' by Dr Jun Ui
Toxic Archipelago: Industrial Pollution in Japan - A talk by Brett Walker, September 16, 2010by Minamata City Council.
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