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Choose the correct answer: The painful itai-itai disease of Japan is caused by I. Arsenic pollution II. Cyanide pollution III. Cadmium pollution IV. Lead pollution

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Choose the correct answer:
The painful itai-itai disease of Japan is caused by
I. Arsenic pollution
II. Cyanide pollution
III. Cadmium pollution
IV. Lead pollution
  1. I and II
  2. II and III
  3. III only
  4. IV only

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: C - III only
Itai-itai disease (Toyama, Japan) was caused by cadmium poisoning from mining waste in the Jinzu river. Minamata disease was mercury.

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