The Shiranui Sea

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1975

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2 hours 30 minutes

Summary

The sea around Minamata was heavily polluted with mercury during the 1950s and 1960s from the Chisso Corporation's chemical factory. This highly toxic chemical bioaccumulated in shellfish and fish in the Yatsushiro Sea which, when eaten by the local populace, gave rise to Minamata disease. The disease was responsible for the deaths and disabling of thousands of residents, all around the Yatsushiro Sea. The marine ecosystem was also extensively damaged.

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Original Name不知火海 (The Shiranui Sea)

StatusReleased: 50 years ago
January 23, 1975

Language日本語

Spoken Languages日本語

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