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'Minamata' disease was caused by ?

  • A.Lead
  • B.Mercury
  • C.Cadmium
  • D.Zinc

Answer: B

Minamata disease was caused by mercury.

A chemical plant discharged methylmercury into Minamata Bay in Japan from the 1930s; it accumulated in fish and shellfish, and those who ate them suffered severe neurological damage. The disease was formally identified in 1956.

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