Mercury Contamination of Minamata Bay
157
Shojiro Miyahara, Nagasaki University for his cotribution. This research has been partially supported
by the Ministry of Education (Monbusho), Japan.
References
Barkay T, Turner RR, Saouter E, Horn J (1992) Mercury biotransformations and their potential for
remediation of mercury contamination. Biodegradation 3:147-159
Bloom NS, Coleman jA, Barber L (1996) Artifact formation of methyl mercury during extraction of
environmental samples by distillation. Fresen j Anal Chern 358:371-377
[)'Itri FM (1991) Mercury contamination - what we have learned since Minamata. Environ Monit
Assess 19:165-182
D'Itri FM (1994) Minamata disease. In: Cunningham WP, Ball T, Cooper TH, Gorham E, Hepworth
MT, Marcus AA (eds) Environmental encyclopedia. Gale Research, Detroit, Michigan, pp 521-522
D'Itri PA, D'ltri FM (1977) Mercury contamination: a human tragedy. Wiley-Interscience, john Wiley
New York, 311 pp
Ellis 0 (1989) Environments at risk: case histories of impact assessment. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg
New York, 329 pp
Environmental Agency of japan (1992) Our intensive etforts to overcome the tragic history of
Minamata disease. Environmental Health Department, Environment Agency of Japan, 18 pp
Fujiki M, Tajima S (1973) The pollution of Minamata Bay and the neighboring sea by factory waste
water containing mercury. In: Coulston F, Korte F, Goto M (eds) New methods in environmental
chemistry and toxicology. International Academic Printing Co, Tokyo, pp 217-229
Fujiki M, Tajima S (1992) The pollution of Minamata Bay by mercury. Water Sci Technol 25:133-140
Fujiki MR, Hirota R, Yamaguci S (1977) The mechanism of methyl mercury accumulation in fish. In:
Management of bottom sediments containing toxic substances: Proc 2nd US-Japan Experts' Meet,
Oct 1976, Tokyo. EPA-600/3-77-083, pp 89-95
Fujino S (1977) Using sand to cover dredge spoils containing mercury. In: Management of bottom
sediments containing toxic substances. Proc 2nd US-Japan Experts' Meet Oct 1976, Tokyo. EPA600/3-77-083, pp 144-154
Harada M (1982) Minamata disease. organic mercury poisoning caused by ingestion of contaminated
fish. In: Jallife EFP, Jellife DB (eds) Adverse effects of foods. Plenum, New York, pp 134-148
Hosokawa Y (1993) Remediation work for mercury-contaminated bay sediments. Water Sci Technol
28:339-348
lrukayama K (1966) The pollution of Minamata Bay and Minamata disease. In: Proc 3rd IAWPR Conf,
vol 3, Munich, Germany, Pergamon Press, Oxford, pp 153-165
Ishikawa T, Ikegaki Y (1980) Control of mercury pollution in Japan and the Minamata Bay cleanup.
Water Pollut Control Fed J 52:1013-1018
Jensen S, Jernelov A (1969) Biological methylation of mercury in aquatic organisms. Nature 223: 753-754
Kudo A (1992) Natural and artificial mercury decontamination - Ottawa River and Minamata Bay
(Yatsushiro Sea). Water Sci Technol 26:217-226
Kudo A, Miyahara S (1984) Mercury dispersion from Minamata Bay to Yatsushiro Sea during 19751980. Ecotox Environ Safety 8:507-510
Kudo A, Miyahara S (1988) Effect of decontamination project at Minamata Bay, Japan - dramatic
decrease of mercury dispersed into Yatsushiro Sea. Ecotox Environ Safety 15:339-343
Kudo A, Miyahara S (1991) A case history: Minamata mercury pollution in Japan - from loss of human
lives to decontamination. Water Sci Technol 23:283-290
Kudo A, Miyahara S (1992) Predicted restoration of the surrounding marine environment after an
artificial mercury decontamination at Minamata Bay, Japan - economic values from natural and
artificial processes. Water Sci Technol 25: 141-148
Kudo A, Miyahara S, Miller DR (1980) Movement of mercury from Minamata Bay into Yatsushiro Sea.
Prog Water Technol12:509-524
Kumagai M, Nishimura H (1978) Mercury distribution in seawater in Minamata Bay and the origin of
particulate matter. J Oceanogr Soc Jpn 34:50-56
157
Shojiro Miyahara, Nagasaki University for his cotribution. This research has been partially supported
by the Ministry of Education (Monbusho), Japan.
References
Barkay T, Turner RR, Saouter E, Horn J (1992) Mercury biotransformations and their potential for
remediation of mercury contamination. Biodegradation 3:147-159
Bloom NS, Coleman jA, Barber L (1996) Artifact formation of methyl mercury during extraction of
environmental samples by distillation. Fresen j Anal Chern 358:371-377
[)'Itri FM (1991) Mercury contamination - what we have learned since Minamata. Environ Monit
Assess 19:165-182
D'Itri FM (1994) Minamata disease. In: Cunningham WP, Ball T, Cooper TH, Gorham E, Hepworth
MT, Marcus AA (eds) Environmental encyclopedia. Gale Research, Detroit, Michigan, pp 521-522
D'Itri PA, D'ltri FM (1977) Mercury contamination: a human tragedy. Wiley-Interscience, john Wiley
New York, 311 pp
Ellis 0 (1989) Environments at risk: case histories of impact assessment. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg
New York, 329 pp
Environmental Agency of japan (1992) Our intensive etforts to overcome the tragic history of
Minamata disease. Environmental Health Department, Environment Agency of Japan, 18 pp
Fujiki M, Tajima S (1973) The pollution of Minamata Bay and the neighboring sea by factory waste
water containing mercury. In: Coulston F, Korte F, Goto M (eds) New methods in environmental
chemistry and toxicology. International Academic Printing Co, Tokyo, pp 217-229
Fujiki M, Tajima S (1992) The pollution of Minamata Bay by mercury. Water Sci Technol 25:133-140
Fujiki MR, Hirota R, Yamaguci S (1977) The mechanism of methyl mercury accumulation in fish. In:
Management of bottom sediments containing toxic substances: Proc 2nd US-Japan Experts' Meet,
Oct 1976, Tokyo. EPA-600/3-77-083, pp 89-95
Fujino S (1977) Using sand to cover dredge spoils containing mercury. In: Management of bottom
sediments containing toxic substances. Proc 2nd US-Japan Experts' Meet Oct 1976, Tokyo. EPA600/3-77-083, pp 144-154
Harada M (1982) Minamata disease. organic mercury poisoning caused by ingestion of contaminated
fish. In: Jallife EFP, Jellife DB (eds) Adverse effects of foods. Plenum, New York, pp 134-148
Hosokawa Y (1993) Remediation work for mercury-contaminated bay sediments. Water Sci Technol
28:339-348
lrukayama K (1966) The pollution of Minamata Bay and Minamata disease. In: Proc 3rd IAWPR Conf,
vol 3, Munich, Germany, Pergamon Press, Oxford, pp 153-165
Ishikawa T, Ikegaki Y (1980) Control of mercury pollution in Japan and the Minamata Bay cleanup.
Water Pollut Control Fed J 52:1013-1018
Jensen S, Jernelov A (1969) Biological methylation of mercury in aquatic organisms. Nature 223: 753-754
Kudo A (1992) Natural and artificial mercury decontamination - Ottawa River and Minamata Bay
(Yatsushiro Sea). Water Sci Technol 26:217-226
Kudo A, Miyahara S (1984) Mercury dispersion from Minamata Bay to Yatsushiro Sea during 19751980. Ecotox Environ Safety 8:507-510
Kudo A, Miyahara S (1988) Effect of decontamination project at Minamata Bay, Japan - dramatic
decrease of mercury dispersed into Yatsushiro Sea. Ecotox Environ Safety 15:339-343
Kudo A, Miyahara S (1991) A case history: Minamata mercury pollution in Japan - from loss of human
lives to decontamination. Water Sci Technol 23:283-290
Kudo A, Miyahara S (1992) Predicted restoration of the surrounding marine environment after an
artificial mercury decontamination at Minamata Bay, Japan - economic values from natural and
artificial processes. Water Sci Technol 25: 141-148
Kudo A, Miyahara S, Miller DR (1980) Movement of mercury from Minamata Bay into Yatsushiro Sea.
Prog Water Technol12:509-524
Kumagai M, Nishimura H (1978) Mercury distribution in seawater in Minamata Bay and the origin of
particulate matter. J Oceanogr Soc Jpn 34:50-56