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(C) The excessive use of nitrate fertilizers leads to the contamination of groundwater with nitrates. When infants consume water containing high level

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Methaemoglobinaemia

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(C) The excessive use of nitrate fertilizers leads to the contamination of groundwater with nitrates. When infants consume water containing high levels of nitrates,these nitrates are converted into nitrites in their digestive system. Nitrites then bind with hemoglobin to form methaemoglobin,which cannot transport oxygen effectively. This condition is known as Methaemoglobinaemia,often referred to as 'Blue Baby Syndrome'.

Column-$I$	Column-$II$
$(1)$ Mercury	$(a)$ Low blood pressure,blindness
$(2)$ Lead	$(b)$ Hyperkeratosis,liver cirrhosis
$(3)$ Arsenic	$(c)$ Bone deformation,testicular atrophy
$(4)$ Cadmium	$(d)$ Abdominal pain,haemolysis
	$(e)$ Anaemia,convulsions

Which disease is caused in children due to excessive use of nitrate fertilizers?

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Column-$I$ Column-$II$

$(1)$ Mercury $(a)$ Low blood pressure,blindness

$(2)$ Lead $(b)$ Hyperkeratosis,liver cirrhosis

$(3)$ Arsenic $(c)$ Bone deformation,testicular atrophy

$(4)$ Cadmium $(d)$ Abdominal pain,haemolysis

$(e)$ Anaemia,convulsions

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