Minamata disease symposium opens in Kumamoto Pref.

Minamata disease symposium opens in Kumamoto Pref.

KUMAMOTO, Japan - The opening ceremony of the Sixth International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant is held in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Oct. 15. Some 500 researchers from about 40 countries are taking part in the five-day conference to discuss the actual conditions of mercury pollution around the world and study measures to combat them.

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