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The disease Methaemoglobinaemia is caused when drinking water supply contains high concentration of

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Avoid nitrate levels above 10 mg/L in drinking water to prevent Methaemoglobinaemia, particularly in infants
Updated On: Jan 8, 2025
  • Fluoride
  • Iron
  • Chloride
  • Nitrate
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Methaemoglobinaemia, also known as ”blue baby syndrome,” occurs when high concentrations of nitrate (\(NO^−_ 3\)) in drinking water are reduced to nitrite (\(NO^−_2\)) in the body. Nitrite reacts with haemoglobin, forming methaemoglobin, which cannot carry oxygen effectively

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