Itai-Itai is found to be caused due to _____

Cadmium

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Solution

The correct option is C Cadmium
Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most toxic elements to which humans could be exposed at work or in the environment. The outbreak of itai-itai disease, which is the most severe stage of chronic Cd poisoning, occurred in the Cd-polluted Jinzu River basin in Toyama.

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