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Standard XII
Chemistry
Water Pollution
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Which one of these is caused due to excess nitrate in drinking water?
A
Anaemia
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Haemophilia
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Blue baby syndrome
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Kidney damage
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B
Blue baby syndrome
Excess nitrate in drinking water can cause disease such as methemoglobinemia (blue baby syndrome).
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