Minamata: The dark side of Japan's industrialisation
Minamata was the site of Japan's worst ever industrial poisoning and is regarded as the dark side of Japan's rapid modernisation during the 20th Century.
Minamata was the site of Japan's worst ever industrial poisoning and is regarded as the dark side of Japan's rapid modernisation during the 20th Century.
Environment
Oct 10, 2013
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Pope Francis' visit to Peru on Jan. 15-22 takes him to the epicenter of the country's informal and often illegal gold mining industry – the subject of groundbreaking environmental research by Wake Forest University scientists.
Environment
Jan 22, 2018
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As countries try to rid themselves of toxic mercury pollution, some people are slathering and even injecting creams containing the metal onto or under their skin to lighten it, putting themselves and others at risk for serious ...
Materials Science
Aug 13, 2014
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A UN conference to sign a historic treaty aimed at reining in the use and emission of mercury began Monday in Kumamoto, near Minamata, the site of Japan's worst-ever industrial poisoning.
Environment
Oct 7, 2013
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