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Minamata victims win cash at last.

Authors :
Hadfield, Peter
Source :
New Scientist. 6/01/96, Vol. 150 Issue 2032, p5. 1/3p.
Publication Year :
1996

Abstract

Reports on the withdrawal of charges filed against chemical company Chisso Corp. after it agreed to pay 16,000 pounds to 3,000 plaintiffs who suffered from nerve damage by mercury pollution in Minamata Bay. Plaintiffs' dissatisfaction with the compensation; Plaintiffs' demand for the government's admission of its responsibility in allowing the pollution to happen.

Subjects

Subjects :
*MERCURY poisoning

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
02624079
Volume :
150
Issue :
2032
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
New Scientist
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
9606260877