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Mercury contamination remains buried beneath reclaimed land in Minamata

Japan removed about 1.5 million cubic metres of mercury-tainted sediment from Minamata Bay, but mercury remains buried beneath reclaimed land decades later.

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Persistent contamination creates a long-term environmental and public-health concern requiring monitoring and potential remediation.

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  1. Japan removed 1.5 million cubic metres of mercury-tainted sediment from Minamata Bay, but decades later the mercury remains buried beneath reclaimed land ↗timesofindia.indiatimes.com · Recorded source date: Sep 15, 2026, 2:32 AM UTC

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