Q. Consider the following pairs: Metals/Non-Metal - Disease

1. Arsenic        - Black foot disease
2. Lead             - Intellectual Disability
3. Chromium  - Kidney Damage
4. Mercury     - Minamata Disease
5. Cadmium   - Blue baby Syndrome

Which of the above is/are not matched correctly?
Answer: 5 only
Notes: Arsenic contaminates groundwater and can cause cancer, cardiovascular and skin diseases. Lead exposure leads to intellectual disabilities, anemia, coma, and seizures. Chromium damages the liver and kidneys. Mercury causes Minamata Disease. Cadmium results in Itai Itai disease, while nitrate pollution causes blue baby syndrome.

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