Mercury pollution causes a disease:
Correct answer: B. Minamata
- A. Methaelo binemia
- B. Minamata
- C. Foolish disease
- D. Hepatitis
Explanation
Minamata disease is a severe neurological disorder caused by methylmercury poisoning, historically associated with contaminated seafood in Minamata, Japan. Methaemoglobinaemia is linked mainly with nitrate exposure, not mercury.
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