Multiple choice

Minamata and itai-itai are caused by the pollution of

  1. mercury and lead, respectively

  2. mercury and cadmium, respectively

  3. lead and tin, respectively

  4. lead and strontium, respectively
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B Correct answer
Explanation

A crippling deforming caused by methyl mercury poisoning that was first described in the in habitants of Mina Mata bay, Japan and resulted from their eating first contaminated with mercury industrial waste. Itai Itai Water contaminated with cadmium can cause itai itai disease, lung & liver cancer itai itai also known as over disease (a painful decrease of bones & joints) caused by water contamination by cad mium.

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