ASCI 1110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Hugh Carey, Endangerment, Lois Gibbs

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Chisso corporation built a chemical fertilizer plant in japan. 1932: production of acetaldehyde, drugs, plastics, etc. The plant grows after the war; the government wants to grow/industrialize japan. Methylmercury waste product dump directly into the bay of a poor town in japan. This small fisherman village depends on seafood from the bay for revenue. 1953: residents notice pets, crows and people are ill after eating fish from the bay. Minamata disease is caused by methylmercury consumption. Late 1950s: residents petition local authorities for help. Doctor tests the water and discovers the cause of the illness. Caused by ingesting heavy metals from fish infected by chisso corp. Chisso is now seen as income of japan, not fishing. Not everyone is opposed to chisso harming the village because of the riches it brings to japan and thus the power it had. 1959: chisso offers a small sympathy payment following protests by residents,

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