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Black-foot disease is caused due to groundwater contaminated with the excess amount of
Black-foot disease is caused due to groundwater contaminated with the excess amount of
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The correct option is C Arsenic
Arsenic comes from bedrock as well as surface leaching. Chronic exposure leads to repeated diarrhoea, peripheral neuritis, hyperkeratosis, transverse striations on fingernails, peripheral vascular insufficiency, vasospasm, hyperpigmentation leading to 'Black Foot Disease', lung inflammation, skin and lung cancer.
Arsenic comes from bedrock as well as surface leaching. Chronic exposure leads to repeated diarrhoea, peripheral neuritis, hyperkeratosis, transverse striations on fingernails, peripheral vascular insufficiency, vasospasm, hyperpigmentation leading to 'Black Foot Disease', lung inflammation, skin and lung cancer.
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