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… rivers and lakes in industrial regions, killing or poisoning fish, and causing several human health scandals, … rivers and lakes in industrial regions, killing or poisoning fish, and causing several human health scandals, …

… lungs, immune system, eyes, gums and skins. Severe mercury poisoning can cause Minamata disease, named after the city of …

… been actively engaged in bringing the science of mercury poisoning to policy implementation. In 2001, the Executive …

… and irreversible neurological syndrome caused by mercury poisoning. Symptoms include ataxia, sensory disturbances in … that was the centre of the occurrence of methylmercury poisoning in the early 50s. Forty-six people died in 1956, …

… controlling disease and parasites; limiting lead-poisoning from spent lead shot; controlling excessive numbers … fish. Next came consideration of wetland pollution, lead-poisoning from spent shot, and diseases of waterfowl. The … of controversy until IWRB convened a workshop on “Lead poisoning in waterfowl” in 1991 in Brussels, Belgium (IWRB …