Made famous by Erin Brockovich, California’s proposed limit for hexavalent chromium — the first in the U.S. — would raise water rates in many cities.

Hexavalent chromium is a type of the element chromium. Doctors have found that it can cause cancer and harm other parts of your body. Chromium is naturally found in animals, rocks, plants, soil ...

Hexavalent chromium is a carcinogen that was made famous by the 2000 film “Erin Brockovich,” which dramatized a case of industrial pollution that contaminated water supplies in California. A ...

In short, the ill effects from inhaling hexavalent chromium are well-known; the effects of drinking it aren’t, as yet, quite as clear. But suffice to say it’s done lab mice little good.

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FORT RUCKER, Ala. (November 15, 2017) - Hexavalent Chromium, or Cr(VI), is a compound commonly used to create pigments in dyes, paints, primers, inks and plastics. To prevent corrosion, Hexavalent ...

August 02, 2024 DEP finds high levels of cancer-causing chemical along Bartram's Garden trail Soil samples exceeded safe standards for hexavalent chromium, but the substance wasn't in water taken ...

Hexavalent chromium is a major environmental contaminant at several Department of Energy (DOE) sites as well as other sites around the world. Iron-reducing bacteria can convert the oxidized form ...

Investigators have widened their water sampling efforts downstream of a release of hexavalent chromium in the Huron River. Skip to main content Open Main Menu Navigation ...

Hexavalent chromium in water remains a threat, experts say, no matter the source. About half of North Carolina’s 10 million residents rely on wells for drinking water.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Spirit AeroSystems for exposing employees to hexavalent chromium. The agency found six violations that led to just over $193,000 in penalties .