TY  - BOOK
AU  - Yokoyama,Hisashi
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Mercury Pollution in Minamata
T2  - SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
SN  - 9789811073922
AV  - TD172-193.5 
U1  - 363.737 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Singapore
PB  - Springer Singapore, Imprint: Springer
KW  - Pollution prevention
KW  - Environmental sociology
KW  - Communication
KW  - Environmental sciences
KW  - Ecotoxicology
KW  - Industrial management—Environmental aspects
KW  - Water pollution
KW  - Industrial Pollution Prevention
KW  - Environmental Sociology
KW  - Environmental Communication
KW  - Corporate Environmental Management
KW  - Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution
N1  - 1. Introduction -- 2. Lecture on the methylmercury poisoning occurred in Minamata (MPM) -- 3. Assignment to students; Open Access
N2  - This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. It overviews the poisoning which occurred in the 1950s and 1960s among the residents in Minamata who ate seafood contaminated with methylmercury discharged from the chemical factory, Chisso Corporation. It describes the history, symptoms pathogenesis and research on the causal agent, and discusses the responses of Chisso and the national and local governments to the outbreak, the victims, the compensation and environmental restructuring as well as the court ruling on claims. Based on lecture notes from a university course, it includes students’ suggestions for avoiding a repeat of the tragedy. The issue has not been settled yet, and this analysis of the incident provides useful insights into solutions to the current global mercury pollution problem. 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7392-2
ER  -