Mercury Pollution in Minamata.

• Superior document: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science Series
• Author: Yokoyama, Hisashi.
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited,, 2018.; ©2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (74 pages)

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Acknowledgments
• Contents
• Abbreviations
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• 1.1 Why Did I Write This Book?
• 1.2 Use of "Methylmercury Poisoning in Minamata (MPM)" Instead of "Minamata Disease"
• References
• Chapter 2: Lecture on Methylmercury Poisoning in Minamata (MPM)
• 2.1 General Information on Mercury
• 2.2 Outbreak of MPM
• 2.3 What Is MPM?
• 2.4 Investigations on the Cause of MPM
• 2.4.1 Epidemiological Examinations
• 2.4.2 Finding of the Congenital MPM
• 2.4.3 Feeding Experiments on Animals
• 2.4.4 Pathological Examinations
• 2.4.5 Field Surveys to Search for the Causative Agent
• 2.4.6 Feeding Experiments of Organic Mercury on Animals
• 2.4.7 Extraction of Organic Mercury from Aquatic Organisms
• 2.4.8 Experiments on Bioaccumulation by Aquatic Organisms
• 2.4.9 Extraction of Organic Mercury from the Factory
• 2.5 Initial Responses of the National and Local Governments to the Outbreak of MPM
• 2.6 Initial Responses of Chisso to the Doubt that Its Own Wastewater Caused MPM
• 2.7 Counterclaims of Chisso
• 2.8 A Book Written by Nishimura and Okamoto (2001)
• 2.9 Chemical Reaction in Acetaldehyde Production Process
• 2.10 Relationship Between the Methylmercury Emission and the MPM Outbreak
• 2.11 Analysis of Umbilical Cords as an Indicator of Methylmercury Effects
• 2.12 Concentrations of Mercury in Aquatic Organisms
• 2.13 Bioindicators of Mercury Pollution
• 2.14 Accumulation Pathways of Methylmercury in Aquatic Organisms
• 2.15 Disapproval of Chisso's Counterclaims
• 2.16 Government's Consensus Opinion
• 2.17 Victims
• 2.18 Compensation and Environmental Restructure
• 2.19 Court Ruling
• 2.20 Assignment to Students
• References
• Chapter 3: Past, Present, and Future of Mercury Pollution Issues
• 3.1 Lessons from MPM
• 3.2 Global Mercury Cycle and Low-Dose Exposure
• 3.2.1 Global Mercury Cycle.
• 3.2.2 Bioaccumulation of Mercury and Effects on Public Health
• 3.2.3 Tolerable Methylmercury Intake and Recommendations for Public Health
• 3.3 Outstanding Issues
• References.