Babies whose mothers consume nitrates in drinking water have
a higher risk of spina bifida, cleft palate and other birth defects, according
to a large study of children in Texas and Iowa. Used as fertilizers on crops,
nitrates are one of the most widespread chemical contaminants in aquifers
around the world. The study is the first to compare birth defects in kids to
their mothers’ consumption of nitrates-tainted drinking water during pregnancy.
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