ENSC 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Asubpeeschoseewagong First Nation, Methylmercury, Financial Compensation
17 Aug 2016
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To determine incremental cancer risk (icr), edi is multiplied by the relevant cancer slope factor (csf) Minamata, japan: widespread mercury (hg) poisoning related to industrial waste. Methylmercury was released into the bay directly from a factory from 1932- Neurological disease in children observed in 1956. More than 100 people died, more suffered neurological damage. Pathway was through shellfish, cats also affected. First nations communities in nw ontario were exposed to mercury in 1960"s, the origin of mercury at grassy narrows was a pulp and paper mill in. Dryden, in the 1970"s it was ordered to stop dumping mercury and fisheries were closed. Symptoms are still apparent, visual and heading problems, balance problems, fatigue. Financial compensation from governments is not adequate (250 per month) Mercury & gold mining: historical practice for the developed world, and modern practice for some developing countries. Mercury is used to process gold ore, gold is almagamated" by liquid mercury. Photos show workers cleaning a amalgam table.
