The Black-foot disease is caused by the contamination of ______ in drinking water.ब्लैक-फुट रोग पेयजल में ______ के संदूषण के कारण होता है।
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Correct answer: A. Arsenicआर्सेनिक
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Black-foot disease, a gangrene of the feet caused by damage to blood vessels, is linked to chronic arsenic in groundwater (first reported in Taiwan). Cadmium causes itai-itai disease and mercury causes Minamata disease.ब्लैक-फुट रोग, रक्त वाहिकाओं की क्षति से पैरों में होने वाला गैंग्रीन, भूजल में लंबे समय तक आर्सेनिक के सेवन से होता है (पहली बार ताइवान में दर्ज)। कैडमियम से इटाई-इटाई रोग और पारे से मिनामाटा रोग होता है।More People, Development and Environment questions
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