Elevated nitrate levels in drinking water from private wells is thought to have causes cases of blue baby syndrome in children in rural areas of Romania and Bulgaria in Eastern Europe.
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Together, they attack the congenital heart defect of Tetralogy of Fallot, also known as Blue Baby Syndrome, and in so doing they open the field of heart surgery.
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In high concentrations, nitrates can cause miscarriages and " blue baby syndrome, " in which an infant's red blood cells are unable to carry sufficient oxygen.
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Notably, she is credited with developing the concept for a procedure that would extend the lives of children born with Tetralogy of Fallot ( the most common cause of blue baby syndrome ).
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The main worry is that nitrate-contaminated water will cause birth defects and Blue Baby Syndrome ( methemoglobinemia ) _ which inhibits the blood's ability to absorb oxygen _ in newborn infants.
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-- Double the acceptable Philippine standard for nitrate, which is linked at elevated levels to " blue baby syndrome, " a potentially fatal condition that results from restricted oxygen in the blood;
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The link between blue baby syndrome in infants and high nitrate levels is well established for waters exceeding the normal limit of 10 mg / L . However, there is also evidence that breastfeeding is protective in exposed populations.
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"' Vivien Theodore Thomas "'( August 29, 1910 & ndash; November 26, 1985 ) was an African-American surgical technician who developed the procedures used to treat blue baby syndrome in the 1940s.
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From 1978 to 2004, contamination at its water intake plant due to nitrates ( an agrichemical ) has increased from 4.5 mg / L to 7.7 mg / L . Nitrate consumption is linked to blue baby syndrome.
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Other children who benefited from the donation were Muhammad Hafiz Mazhar, nine, and Nur Atikah Sanyor, four, from Alor Star, Kedah; and Mohd Hafidzudin, two, from Tumpat, Kelantan, all of whom were suffering from the " blue baby syndrome ".
