Environment & Ecology · Environmental Science
Consider the following statements about the Minamata Disaster: A. It was caused due to methylmercury poisoning from Chisso Corporation's chemical factory. B. It was first officially identified in 1956 in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan. C. Symptoms included ataxia, numbness in the hands and feet, muscle weakness, and damage to hearing and speech. D. A second major outbreak of the same factory's pollution was reported in Fukushima in 1986. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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- 1All of the above
- 2B and D only
- 3A, B and C only✓
- 4A and D only
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A, B and C only
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