Nice reference Andrew. The book sounds fascinating. Thankyou.
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From: "andrew fildes" <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 10:36 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] mercury batteries-OT story
>
> >The other case was a Japanese fishing village. I believe the name was
> >Minamata and the mercury spilling into the water system from industry got
> >into fish leading to mercury poisoning in the inhabitants who consumed
the
> >fish.
>
> At last we can bring it back to photography - I've got a copy of the
> book/photo essay 'Minimata' by W. Eugene Smith - one of my favorites
(Holt,
> Reinhart, Winston - NY 1975). He documents the appalling effects of
extreme
> mercury poisoning on the inhabitants of a Japanese fishing village caused
> by a local polluter.
> AndrewF
>
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