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There were an estimated 700 properties above or near the chromium groundwater contamination. The EPA found that 14 out of the 512 investigated basements had hexavalent chromium levels above acceptable; the EPA removed the chromium and installed systems to prevent further contamination in thirteen out of the fourteen basements. [1]
Hexavalent chromium (chromium(VI), Cr(VI), chromium 6) is any chemical compound that contains the element chromium in the +6 oxidation state (thus hexavalent). [1] It has been identified as carcinogenic, which is of concern since approximately 136,000 tonnes (150,000 tons) of hexavalent chromium were produced in 1985. [ 2 ]
[1] [2] PG&E used chromium 6, or hexavalent chromium (a cheap and efficient rust suppressor), in its compressor station for natural-gas transmission pipelines. [1] [3] Hexavalent-chromium compounds are genotoxic carcinogens. In 1993, legal clerk Erin Brockovich began an investigation into the health impacts of the contamination. A class-action ...
Chromate anions (CrO 2− 4) and dichromate (Cr 2 O 7 2−) anions are the principal ions at this oxidation state. They exist at an equilibrium, determined by pH: 2 [CrO 4] 2− + 2 H + ⇌ [Cr 2 O 7] 2− + H 2 O. Chromium(VI) oxyhalides are known also and include chromyl fluoride (CrO 2 F 2) and chromyl chloride (CrO 2 Cl 2). [6]
Ammonium dichromate is an inorganic compound with the formula (NH 4) 2 Cr 2 O 7.In this compound, as in all chromates and dichromates, chromium is in a +6 oxidation state, commonly known as hexavalent chromium.
Beryllium and beryllium compounds [note 2] 1,3-Butadiene; 1,4-Butanediol dimethanesulfonate (Busulphan, Myleran) Cadmium and cadmium compounds [note 2] Chlornapazine (N,N-Bis(2-chloroethyl)-2-naphthylamine) Chlorambucil; Bis(chloromethyl)ether; Chloromethyl methyl ether; Chromium(VI) (Hexavalent chromium) compounds [note 2] Ciclosporin ...
(The Center Square) – Texas has filed a lawsuit against several large chemical companies alleging they manufacture toxic forever chemicals used in products marketed as safe for families. Texas ...
The chromium is oxidized to the hexavalent form, while the iron forms iron(III) oxide, Fe 2 O 3: 4 FeCr 2 O 4 + 8 Na 2 CO 3 + 7 O 2 → 8 Na 2 CrO 4 + 2 Fe 2 O 3 + 8 CO 2. Subsequent leaching of this material at higher temperatures dissolves the chromates, leaving a residue of insoluble iron oxide.