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What the history of blue baby syndrome tells us about today’s fight for clean water

Researchers say nitrate pollution still threatens drinking water as regulators weigh stronger limits and monitoring after decades of failures.

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The baby girl had been born healthy. Eight pounds, eight ounces. Then came the vomiting and crying. She wasn’t gaining weight. Her parents took her to the hospital, and again a few days later for diarrhea. Each time, the doctors sent her home with a new formula mixture, first substituting skim milk for evaporated milk, then one with soybean powder, suspecting a milk allergy. Two days later, the parents rushed their daughter back to the hospital …

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What the history of blue baby syndrome tells us about today’s fight for clean water

Sentient reports that blue baby syndrome, linked to nitrate pollution from agriculture, shaped water safety regulations.

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Sioux City Journal broke the news on Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
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