Question

Food item that gets easily contaminated with mercury is

• A. Beef
• B. Fish
• C. Vegetables
• D. Chicken

Answer 1

The correct option is B Fish

Industrial effluents contain heavy metals like mercury. Mercury finds its way into lakes and streams through acid rain. Mercury is then changed to water-soluble dimethyl mercury, which undergoes biomagnification. Due to the high amount of mercury in water, the fish gets contaminated with it. Minamata disease is a methylmercury poisoning caused by the consumption of large quantities of fish contaminated by mercury.

Thus, the correct answer is option B.