Timeframe. The United States Postal Services reports that as of January 2011, it takes an average of one to three days for First-Class Mail to arrive at its destination. Priority Mail takes an average of one to two days to arrive, according to the USPS.USPS only includes the time a package stays in transit in their estimations.Packages dropped off at a post office during business hours usually leave that day. Packages dropped off after hours may take an additional day.he United States Postal Services reports that as of January 2011, it takes an average of one to three days for First-Class Mail to arrive at its destination.
Short-term: Excessive levels of nitrate in drinking water have caused serious illness and sometimes death. The serious illness in infants (aka Blue Baby Syndrome) is due to the conversion of nitrate to nitrite by the body, which can interfere with the oxygen-carrying capacity of the childs blood.
Nitrate and Methemoglobinemia. Methemoglobinemia, or blue-baby syndrome, is a condition caused by the inability of the blood to deliver enough oxygen to the body. It is the most well-known effect of exposure to elevated levels of nitrate in drinking water.When nitrate is ingested it is converted to another chemical form, nitrite.n numerous studies, exposure to high nitrate drinking water has been linked to a variety of effects ranging from hypertrophy (enlargement) of the thyroid, to 15 different types of cancer to two kinds of birth defects and even to hypertension.