Match the columns:
Column-$I$Column-$II$
$(1)$ Arsenic$(a)$ Minamata disease
$(2)$ Nitrate$(b)$ Itai-itai disease
$(3)$ Mercury$(c)$ Blue baby syndrome
$(4)$ Cadmium$(d)$ Skeletal fluorosis
$(5)$ Fluoride$(e)$ Black foot disease

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(A) The correct matches are as follows:
$(1)$ Arsenic causes Black foot disease $(e)$.
$(2)$ Nitrate causes Blue baby syndrome $(c)$ (Methemoglobinemia).
$(3)$ Mercury causes Minamata disease $(a)$.
$(4)$ Cadmium causes Itai-itai disease $(b)$.
$(5)$ Fluoride causes Skeletal fluorosis $(d)$.
Therefore, the correct matching is $(1-e, 2-c, 3-a, 4-b, 5-d)$.

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