Minimata disease is caused due to water pollution by

Cyanides

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Mercury

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Lead

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Methyl isocyanate

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Solution

The correct option is D Mercury
Minamata disease is caused due to the consumption of the fishes which was contaminated with methyl mercury that was released in the water bodies as waste from the industries. The fishes died due to mercury accumulation and people suffered from mercury poisoning after the consumption of the fishes.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

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Minimata disease is a pollution-related disease, which is caused due to:

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Name disease caused due to water pollution.

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