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 ...

The EPA recently completed a draft health assessment on Chromium-VI that is causing controversy in the scientific community because it concludes that Chromium-VI is likely to cause cancer through ...

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 new study ...

Frustrated by what she called the slow response of state health officials to a suspected carcinogen, state Sen. Deborah Ortiz (D-Sacramento) said she will introduce legislation today calling for a ...

Nearly two decades after the release of the film “Erin Brockovich,” the carcinogen chromium-6 still captures headlines in the world of water treatment. Named for its mom-turned-activist main character ...

A judge has struck down California’s water treatment standards for Chromium-6 in a ruling stating it’s not feasible for low income communities to comply. Sacramento Superior Court Judge Christopher ...

The Environmental Working Group reported Tuesday that dangerous levels of chromium-6 contaminate tap water consumed by millions of Americans. This is the carcinogenic chemical featured in the true ...