The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS, President Lee Ho Seong) has collaborated with the Pohang Accelerator Laboratory (PAL, Acting Director Park Jaehun) to develop a ...

The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday recommended that utilities nationwide test drinking water for hexavalent chromium. , issued to state water agencies and public water system managers, ...

Hexavalent chromium, Cr(VI), has traditionally been used as a pigment for paints and plastics, with both Chromium Yellow (PbCrO 4) and Chromium Red (PbCrO 4 •Pb(OH) 2) extensively applied in the U.S.

Chromium (Cr) species can occur in a number of oxidation states, but – Cr(III) and Cr(VI) – the trivalent and hexavalent oxidation states are the most common in the environment. The chemistry and ...

In addition, after the United States EPA released its Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium report, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) agency has issued a ...

WIXOM, Mich. (WXYZ) — The Michigan Department of Great Lakes and Energy has released test results from nine surface water samples taken downstream of a release of ...

Two of Oregon's largest water systems moved to reassure customers Wednesday that their tap water is safe to drink. But that they will follow the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's recommendations ...

(CBS DETROIT) - Testing done by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) over the weekend did not detect the presence of hexavalent chromium in the Huron River following ...

The only way to learn if your water source has hexavalent chromium is to check with your public water supplier and request a water quality report, said a civil/environmental engineer. Most municipal ...