considered the first pollution-related disease to emerge in Japan, is not over. Under Japan's Minamata disease special relief law that went into force in 2009, those eligible for aid are generally ...

In 1968, the central government finally recognized Minamata disease as caused by industrial pollution. A total of 2,283 people have since been officially recognized as patients, and some 70,000 ...

Japan is grappling with a surge in tourism, sparking concerns among locals about "kankō k-gai," or "tourism pollution." According to El Economista this phenomenon describes the negative impacts ...

During the period of Japan’s rapid economic growth, environmental pollution and its serious consequences, including Minamata disease, became serious social problems. In 1971, the Environment ...

Iran's capital Tehran frequently ranks among the world's most polluted cities, says Swiss-based air quality monitoring ...

The aim of this study was to estimate the effects of road traffic flow on the local ambient concentrations of nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHC), and fine ...