Q. Itai-itai is the disease caused by the poisoning of:
Solution:
- Itai-itai was the name given to the mass cadmium poisoning of Toyama Prefecture, Japan, starting around 1912.
- Itai-itai disease was caused by cadmium poisoning due to mining in Toyama Prefecture. Regular mining for silver started in 1589, and soon thereafter, mining for lead, copper, and zinc began.
- The earliest records of mining for gold in the area date back to 1710.
- Cadmium is a metal byproduct of mining that is toxic to most organisms.
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