Fred Maraldo
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...inorganic mercury was releas? Mercury poisoning of populations living near Minimata Bay, Japan occurred because inorganic mercury was released into the bay. This inorganic mercury caused health effects in human populations who ate the fish from the bay because _______.
A. bacteria converted it to methylmercury which biomagnified up the food chain
B. the fish mutated causing increase rates of stomach cancer
C. the radioactive mercury biomagnified up the food chain
D. the mercury caused an increase in pathogenic bacteria
E. local cats ate the fish and died causing an increase in rat populations
A. bacteria converted it to methylmercury which biomagnified up the food chain
B. the fish mutated causing increase rates of stomach cancer
C. the radioactive mercury biomagnified up the food chain
D. the mercury caused an increase in pathogenic bacteria
E. local cats ate the fish and died causing an increase in rat populations