Hexavalent chromium nanoparticles were found in air samples gathered by researchers over the course of several days in the spring as they drove through and around the Eaton and Palisades fire burn ...

Krishna Feldman has more to worry about than students returning books on time. She is the librarian at Ohlone Elementary School in Santa Cruz County, where testing found toxic levels of a contaminant ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Colorado River replenishes groundwater at the end of the Coachella Canal, pictured here in 2022. The water district that ...

Maximum contaminant level of 10 parts per billion of chromium 6 in drinking water is set under new rule to take effect Oct. 1. California’s Water Resources Control Board has voted to adopt a new ...

The City of Chicago will begin testing for the substance hexavalent chromium, after a study found high levels of the cancer-causing metal in tap water in the city and suburbs. There's a new scientific ...

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- California Water Service (Cal Water) confirmed today that its water systems will meet the new state maximum contaminant level (MCL) of 10 parts per ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Even miniscule amounts of chromium 6 can cause cancer. Blame that do-gooder nutrient, vitamin C. Brown University researchers have discovered that naturally ...

Despite efforts to stop it, the chemical Chromium 6 has been seeping into Glendale groundwater for years at the site of a defunct plating company. By early next month, that will start to change.

On May 5, 2017, the Sacramento Superior Court issued a decision that the state’s water regulation, when it comes to the hexavalent chromium, also known as Chromium 6 (or Chrom-6) water standard, is ...