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61357 In the Amazon_River_Basin_of_Brazil , which was swept by the excitement of the gold rush , there is a grave concern over the outbreak of " the third incidence of Minamata_Disease " caused by the mercury gold diggers discharged into the river .
61360 According to the reports from Brazil , there has been no confirmed case of organic mercury poisoning so far .
61361 However , specialists from twelve countries including the Philippines , Indonesia , Russia , China , US , Sweden , and Colombia participated and left the impression that the mercury contaminations due to gold mining or factory effluent have been observed around the world .
61362 Based on the very painful experience of the Minamata_Disease over forty some years , it can be said that the level of technology developed by Japan for analyzing the effects of organic mercury on the natural environment and the human body is the highest in the world .
61363 While some may have mixed feelings about such collaborations abroad when patient identification and compensation issues concerning the Minamata_Disease are still unresolved at home , Japan 's experience in epidemiological surveys and medical care must be made available at all costs to cure mercury poisoning and to keep it from spreading .
61365 Dreaming of making a quick fortune , garimpeiros or wildcat miners started to use mercury as an agent to separate alluvial gold from the mud in the riverbed .
61366 The amount of mercury dumped in the water , including tributaries such as the Tapajos_River and Negro_River , at approximately 2,000 sites where gold has been collected is said to be anywhere between 1,800 and 2,000_tons .
61367 It is feared that 55 to 60 percent of the mercury could have been vaporized , bringing the inorganic mercury poisoning to the gold diggers .
61367 It is feared that 55 to 60 percent of the mercury could have been vaporized , bringing the inorganic mercury poisoning to the gold diggers .
61368 There are strong suspicions that 40 to 45 percent of the mercury was dumped into the river , turned from inorganic mercury to organic mercury through the biological reaction with the humic materials in leaf molds and microorganisms , became concentrated and accumulated in fish , and which , in turn , was brought into the bodies of residents along the coast who ate the fish , as was the case with the Minamata_Disease in Japan .

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