Science, Maths & Technology
What effects does mercury have on health and the environment?
...health began with an unfolding tragedy in Minamata Bay, Japan, beginning in the mid-1950s. As is often the case, the first evidence that something was amiss came from observations of animals. Birds flew erratically and sometimes fell into the sea; children were able to catch usually evasive octopuses with their bare hands; cats had convulsions and died. It was not until...