Question

The main causative agent of Minamata diseases atmospheric pollution by alkyl mercury which comes from

• A. Water contaminated with effluents of vinyl industries
• B. Piggery and poultry raised on open grasslands
• C. Chimney waste of plastic industries
• D. Exhaust emissions of automobiles

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Water contaminated with effluents of vinyl industries

Minamata disease is caused due to the consumption of the fishes which was contaminated with methyl mercury which is an organic compound that released into the water bodies as a waste from the vinyl 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 A.