1971 Iraq poison grain disaster
The 1971 Iraq poison grain disaster was a mass methylmercury poisoning incident that began in late 1971. Grain treated with a methylmercury fungicide and never intended for human consumption was imported into Iraq as seed grain from Mexico and the United States. Due to a number of factors, including foreign-language labelling and late distribution within the growing cycle, this toxic grain was consumed as food by Iraqi residents in rural areas. People suffered from paresthesia (numbness of skin), ataxia (lack of coordination of muscle movements) and vision loss, symptoms similar to those seen when Minamata disease affected Japan. The recorded death toll was 650 people, but figures at least ten times greater have been suggested. The 1971 poisoning was the largest mercury poisoning disaster
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1971 Iraq poison grain disaster
The 1971 Iraq poison grain disaster was a mass methylmercury poisoning incident that began in late 1971. Grain treated with a methylmercury fungicide and never intended for human consumption was imported into Iraq as seed grain from Mexico and the United States. Due to a number of factors, including foreign-language labelling and late distribution within the growing cycle, this toxic grain was consumed as food by Iraqi residents in rural areas. People suffered from paresthesia (numbness of skin), ataxia (lack of coordination of muscle movements) and vision loss, symptoms similar to those seen when Minamata disease affected Japan. The recorded death toll was 650 people, but figures at least ten times greater have been suggested. The 1971 poisoning was the largest mercury poisoning disaster
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El desastre del grano envenena ...... incidentes de envenenamiento.
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The 1971 Iraq poison grain dis ...... to fetuses and young children.
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В конце 1971 года в Ираке прои ...... асность для детей и зародышей.
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El desastre del grano envenena ...... tes iraquíes de áreas rurales.
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The 1971 Iraq poison grain dis ...... st mercury poisoning disaster
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В конце 1971 года в Ираке прои ...... зарегистрировано 650 смертей.
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1971 Iraq poison grain disaster
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Desastre del grano envenenado de 1971 en Iraq
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Массовое отравление метилртутью в Ираке (1971)
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