Perhaps one of the scariest effects of chemical fertilizers is something called methemoglobinemia. In
infants it is alternatively known as Blue Baby Syndrome. The risk most often occurs when infants are
given formula reconstituted with nitrate contaminated water. The condition causes a decrease in
oxygen in the blood and results in a blue-grey skin color, causes lethargy and/or irritability and can
lead to coma or death. I've been unable to find whether the same risk exists for breastfeeding babies
whose mothers drank contaminated water.