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This short documentary covers the 1971 Iraq poison grain disaster, when a huge quantity of mercury-tainted grain was distributed across rural areas of northern Iraq... Fascinating Horror posts weekly videos covering the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel! *LINKS:* 🔗 ► My other channel: https://www.youtube.com/@KristianCrow ► Support this channel: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFXad0mx4WxY1fXdbvtg0CQ/join ► Follow me: https://twitter.com/TrueHorrorTales | https://www.instagram.com/fascinatinghorror/ | https://www.facebook.com/horrorfascinating ► Get in touch: hello@fascinatinghorror.co.uk *CHAPTERS:* 🔖 ► 00:00 - Intro ► 00:57 - Background ► 04:09 - The Iraq Poison Grain Disaster ► 08:33 - The Aftermath *MUSIC:* 🎵 ► "Glass Pond" by Public Memory *SOURCES:* 📑 ► "Poisoning caused by the consumption of organomercury-dressed seed in Iraq" by Staffan Skerfving and JF Copplestone, published by the Bulleting of the World Health Organisation, 1976. Available via: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2366450/ ► "Organomercury poisoning in Iraq: History prior to the 1971-72 outbreak" by SF Al-Damluji, published by the Bulletin of the World Health Organisation, 1976. Available via: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2366396/ ► "Mercury Poisoning Kills Lab Chemist" published by Science, June 1997. Link: https://www.science.org/content/article/mercury-poisoning-kills-lab-chemist ► "An outbreak of organomercury poisoning among Iraqi farmers" by K Al-Tikriti and AW Al-Mufti, published by the Bulletin of the World Health Organisation, 1976. Available via: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1086163/ ► "Fungicide-Tainted Grain Poisons Thousands of Iraqis" by Michele Barker-Bridges, published by EBSCO, 2023. Link: https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/environmental-sciences/fungicide-tainted-grain-poisons-thousands-iraqis ► "Iraq's Secret Environmental Disasters" by Arne Jernelov, published by Project Syndicate, September 2003. Link: https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/iraq-s-secret-environmental-disasters ​​​​​​​#documentary​​​​ #history​​​​​​​​​ #truestories #disaster​ #iraq #food