date:Jun 05, 2012
nitrate intake could cause blue-baby syndrome where infants had reduced ability to take oxygen the researchers said, while they could suffer acute nitrite toxicity if they were fed formula containing water high (10 ppm) of nitrates (Self and Qwaskom 1998).
Others at risk groups from excess nitrates in drinking water were pregnant women, individuals with reduced gastric acidity and those with genetic deficiencies relating to specific enzymes, Atasoy et al. added.