矿毒事件的发生及其背景所谓足尾铜矿矿毒事件,是由于从位于枥木县上都贺郡的足尾铜矿流出的铜矿毒水,对从足尾群山发源的渡良濑河沿岸的农渔业造成损害的事件。足尾铜矿的历史始于1600年左右,直到1877年古河市兵卫开始经营后,随着日本工业的发展而得到了迅猛的发展。然而,大约在1878年发生了洪水,在渡良濑河上出现了死鱼漂浮等异常现象。1880年枥木县令宣布渡良濑河的 Occurrence and Background of Minerals Incidents The so-called “footstep mine” is caused by copper mine poisonous water flowing out from the Mochi copper mine located on the Tuga-gun, Tochigi prefecture, Agriculture and fisheries cause damage to the incident. The history of the foot-end copper mine began around 1600, and it was not until 1877 when the guerrillas in Guhe City started to operate. With the development of Japan’s industry, it has been rapidly developed. However, a flood occurred in about 1878 and anomalies such as the floating of dead fish occurred on the Watanawa River. 1880 Tochigi magistrate announced Watanabe River