Mercury Poisoning in Indonesia
Nur Aini, 33, embraces her daughter Camelia, 12. Minamata disease is caused by chronic mercury poisoning and is marked by neurological problems, muscle weakness, visual, auditory and cognitive deficits.. Mercury, used in hundreds of illegal gold mines in the forests of Java, Indonesia, is contaminating the aquifers of many villages. Nur Aini, used, without her knowledge, contaminated water during her pregnancy.
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