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Chemistry Question on Environmental pollution

Match List I with List II.**List I Pollutant **List II Disease/ sickness
A. Sulphate (> 500 ppm)I. Methemoglobinemia
B. Nitrate (> 50 ppm)II. Brown mottling of teeth
C. Lead (> 50 ppb)III. Laxative effect
D. Fluoride (> 2ppm)IV. Kidney damage
Choose the coned answer from the options given below:
A

A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III

B

A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II

C

A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III

D

A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I

Answer

A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II

Explanation

Solution

The correct match of pollutants and disease because of the excess of these pollutants are:
SulphateLaxative  effectSulphate → Laxative \;effect
NitrateMethemoglobinemiaNitrate → Methemoglobinemia
LeadKidney  damageLead → Kidney \;damage
FluorideBrown  mottling  of  teethFluoride → Brown \;mottling\; of \;teeth

The correct answer is (B): AIII,BI,CIV,DIIA-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II