Mercury Toxicity
Mercury is transformed into methylmercury by
What is bacteria?
The primary route of exposure to mercury for artisanal gold miners is
What is inhalation of gaseous mercury?
Minamata Bay is located in
Where is Japan?
The Minamata Convention was passed in this year.
What is 2013?
The state of matter of mercury at room temperature
Liquid
The process by which mercury is amplified in the food web is known as
Name one natural source of mercury emissions
What are volcanoes, forest fires, forest & agriculture, oceans?
The number of certified cases of Minamata disease was estimated to be about
approximately 2000 cases
What is 2017?
The percentage of the world’s gold produced by artisanal and small-scale gold mining.
What is 20-25%?
The two groups vulnerable to mercury poisoning are outlined by the WHO as
What are fetuses and those with chronic exposure to mercury?
The primary route of exposure to mercury for the people of Minamata is
What is fish consumption?
The symptoms of Minamata Disease are
What are brain damage, paralysis, incoherent speech, delirium?
The Minamata Convention sponsoring international organization
What is the United nations environmental programme?
Number of categories were added the the Convention during COP-4 (2022) to be phased out by 2025
The body system that is the main target or methylmercury is
What is the nervous system? (central and peripheral)
Describe what an anthropogenic factor is?
What is an environmental change caused or influenced by people, either directly or indirectly?
What is 1956?
The type of proceeding that the Minamata Convention was.
What is an International/Global Treaty addressing the health and environmental impacts of mercury?
The death of this animal led researchers to believe that food was the cause of Minamata disease
What is a cat?
The chemical symbol for mercury is
Hg
Name the two companies that owned the chemical factories that released methylmercury in Minamata and Niigata
What are Chisso Corporation and Showa Denko?
This time period reflects when mercury poisoning in Minamata Bay occurred.
What is 1932 to 1968?
The approach used by the Convention use to address mercury pollution and exposures.
What is a comprehensive/lifecycle/holistic approach?
This amendment was added to the Minamata convention to address particularly vulnerable populations.
What is the The Indigenous Peoples Platform?