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Excess-nitrate in drinking water can cau...

Excess-nitrate in drinking water can cause

A

methemoglobinemia

B

kidney damage

C

liver damage

D

laxative effect

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Excess nitrates in drinking water causes methemoglobinemia (blue baby syndrome) which results in a blue colour skin and a congenital heart defect in infants.
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