Research Project
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
In this study, utilizing both previously conducted medical health survey and sociological survey, data for Modo Fukuro, a fishing village with frequent occurrence of Minamata disease, was separated and three points were clarified. (1) Separating data for Modo village from surveys measuring past mercury levels of hair and umbilical cords and survey data conducted by Harada Masazumi, the relationship between area and exposure levels was clarified, along with health disorders and compensation relief situations. (2) these compensation relief situations were mapped and compared it other fishing villages, providing a visualization of the response to Minamata disease by affected fishing cooperatives. (3) Using data from the surveys in (1), the prevalence of exposure to mercury and Minamata disease, and the gap between health problems and the compensation and relief system was laid out. These research activities will continue in order to support the publication of these research results.
本研究は、水俣病事件において水俣病の病像や暴露そのものが未だ議論されているなかで、水銀汚染と水俣病の有病率、健康障害や補償救済制度との連環（ループ）から漁村における水俣病被害そのものを医学的および社会学的調査をとおして捉え直すことで、「公害水俣病」としての新たな社会的課題を明らかにする挑戦的研究であった。さらに本研究は水俣病研究において研究方法そのものの一般化を図ることになろう。
All 2019 2018 2017 2016 Other
All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (12 results) (of which Invited: 3 results) Book (2 results) Remarks (3 results)
『水俣病公式確認60年アンケート調査最終報告書』
Volume: 1 Pages: 20-29
『水俣学研究』
Volume: 7 Pages: 19-34
40021039934
『部落解放』
Volume: 724 Pages: 12-18
http://gyoseki.kumagaku.ac.jp/
http://www3.kumagaku.ac.jp/minamata/
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