The Blue-Baby Syndrome is caused by the contamination of ______ in drinking water.ब्लू-बेबी सिंड्रोम पेयजल में ______ के संदूषण से होता है।
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Correct answer: C. Nitrateनाइट्रेट (Nitrate)
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Excess nitrate in drinking water (often from fertiliser run-off) is converted to nitrite in infants, forming methaemoglobin that cannot carry oxygen, so the baby's skin turns bluish (methaemoglobinaemia). Mercury causes Minamata disease and arsenic causes arsenicosis.पेयजल में अधिक नाइट्रेट (प्रायः उर्वरकों के बहाव से) शिशुओं में नाइट्राइट में बदलकर मेथीमोग्लोबिन बनाता है, जो ऑक्सीजन नहीं ले जा पाता, जिससे शिशु की त्वचा नीली पड़ जाती है (मेथीमोग्लोबिनेमिया)। पारे से मिनामाता रोग और आर्सेनिक से आर्सेनिकोसिस होता है।More People, Development and Environment questions
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