Prescott's Microbiology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781260211887
Author: WILLEY, Sandman, Wood
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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Chapter 28.1, Problem 3.4CC
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Mercury compounds were generally used in industrial purposes. In Japan (southwestern) a devastating condition was developed when poisoning by a large-scale mercury compound took place in the Minamata Bay region. This is mainly due to the release of industrial mercury into the marine region.
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