Precision contaminated the site with total chromium, which includes trivalent and hexavalent chromium, according to the DEP’s consent order.

Chromium (Cr) is a metal with a unique relationship with the environment. While trivalent chromium (Cr(III)) is a necessary nutrient, hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) is toxic to humans and aquatic life, ...

Gilles admitted that there are less dangerous alternatives, like trivalent chromium, which is much less toxic and involves a simpler process. The finish, says the design legend, isn't quite right.

California currently requires total chromium levels—which can include a combination of the less-harmful trivalent chromium compound and hexavalent chromium, to not exceed 50 parts per billion.

California regulators voted Wednesday to establish a drinking water limit on hexavalent chromium, a toxic chemical compound made infamous by the movie “Erin Brockovich.” ...

California until now limited hexavalent chromium under a combined standard of 50 parts per billion for all types of chromium, including a more benign type called trivalent chromium.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California regulators voted Wednesday to establish a drinking water limit on hexavalent chromium, a toxic chemical compound made infamous by the movie “Erin Brockovich ...

Wildfires in parts of the U.S. West may be transforming a benign form of chromium into its cancer-causing counterpart — potentially endangering first responders and surrounding communities, a ...

Chromium is an essential element in the human body, but only in the form of trivalent chromium, or Cr (III). Hexavalent chromium, or Cr (VI), however, is carcinogenic, and is the form of chromium ...

Hexavalent chromium is a group one carcinogen, according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer, meaning it is known to cause cancer in humans.