File:Pink grain in Iraq, 1971.jpg

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Original	English
SEMILLA DE TRIGO VARIEDAD SIETE CERROS CRIBADA Y TRATADO POR UNION DE CREDITO AGRICOLA DE HERMOSILLO S.A. DE C.V. HERMOSILLO, SONORA 50 [?] KGS. AL ENVASAR NO USARLA PARA ALIMENTO "GROWN IN MEXICO"	WHEAT SEED SEVEN HILLS VARIETY WINNOWED AND TREATED BY AGRICULTURAL CREDIT UNION OF HERMOSILLO ANONYMOUS SOCIETY OF VARIABLE CAPITAL [a type of company in Mexico] HERMOSILLO, SONORA 50 [?] KGS. WEIGHT WHEN PACKAGED DO NOT USE FOR FOOD GROWN IN MEXICO

Non-free media information and use rationale true for 1971 Iraq poison grain disaster
Description	A sack of "pink grain", containing a deadly methylmercury fertiliser. Originally intended for planting, they were instead consumed during the 1971 Iraq poison grain disaster. Note the labelling in Spanish (Sonora is a state of Mexico), and distinctive orange-pink color.
Source	http://www.corrosion-doctors.org/Elements-Toxic/Mercury-Iraq-1.htm; original source unclear (almost certainly copyright).
Article	1971 Iraq poison grain disaster
Portion used	All
Low resolution?	At just over 300 by 450 pixels, commercial reproduction would be almost impossible.
Purpose of use	To illustrate the language difficulties Iraqis had, the distinctive hue, and the fact that the grain had come from Mexico.
Replaceable?	Historically impossible; no other images have been found. Media was restricted by the Iraqi government during and after the crisis, with little state coverage.
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current	06:18, 26 November 2017		256 × 387 (22 KB)	Theo's Little Bot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	16:49, 10 June 2010	No thumbnail	311 × 471 (31 KB)	Jarry1250 (talk \| contribs)	{{Non-free use rationale \|Article = Basra poison grain disaster \|Description = A sack of "pink grain", containing a deadly methylmercury fertiliser. Originally intended for planting, they were instead consumed during the [[Basra p

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