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Mercury Pollution in Minamata: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science

Autor Hisashi Yokoyama
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 22 ian 2018
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. 
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9789811073915
ISBN-10: 9811073910
Pagini: 68
Ilustrații: IX, 67 p. 18 illus., 13 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 mm
Greutate: 0.12 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2018
Editura: Springer Nature Singapore
Colecția Springer
Seria SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science

Locul publicării:Singapore, Singapore

Cuprins

1. Introduction.- 2. Lecture on the methylmercury poisoning occurred in Minamata (MPM).- 3. Assignment to students.

Notă biografică

​Hisashi Yokoyama
Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Textul de pe ultima copertă

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. 

Caracteristici

Overviews the methylmercury poisoning that occurred in the 1950s among residents in Minamata, Japan Provides lessons for young generation, scientists, factory engineers and government administrators to avoid a repeat of the tragedy Explains that the incident has not been settled yet and links this to the current global mercury pollution issue