Info center for Minamata disease opens in Kumamoto

Info center for Minamata disease opens in Kumamoto

KUMAMOTO, Japan - A mercury poisoning information center opens June 9 in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, the site of the country's worst outbreak of mercury poisoning. The center provides information on mercury poisoning and its prevention, featuring a database that will include clinical research data on the disease, toxicity of mercury and a display panel showing areas around the world contaminated by mercury.

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