Minamata Bay disaster

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23 February 2014

Dominique Bourg

Géosciences et de l'environnement, UNIL

From 1932 to 1966, a petrochemical plant belonging to the Shin Nippon Chisso company discharged heavy metals, in particular mercury, into Minamata Bay, Japan.

Minamata Bay disaster

Dominique Bourg

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