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.
Short-term exposure to drinking water with a nitrate level at or just above the health standard of 10 mg/l nitrate-N is a potential health problem primarily for infants.Babies consume large quantities of water relative to their body weight, especially if water is used to mix powdered or concentrated formulas or juices.his bulletin focuses on the health effects of nitrate in drinking water, and another bulletin in this series (Fact sheet 400.04, Groundwater: What It Is and How to Protect It), addresses ways of protecting the quality of groundwater supplies.