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The document discusses a case of human mercury poisoning in Minamata Bay, Japan, caused by a plastics plant that dumped mercury waste into the bay. Microorganisms converted the inorganic mercury into toxic methyl mercury, which accumulated in fish and led to severe health issues in the local population, known as Minamata disease. This disease resulted in symptoms such as numbness, vision and hearing problems, and affected infants born to mothers who consumed the contaminated fish.

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