Flashcard of Chromium atom

Chromium 6

Summary of Chromium 6 Chromium-6 is the cancer-causing chemical made notorious by the 2000 film “Erin Brockovich,” which documented the poisoning of drinking water in Hinkley, Calif. Chromium gets into drinking water as pollution from industrial uses, such as a coolant at electrical power stations, but also occurs naturally in…

Arsenic in Tap Water USA

Arsenic

Background on Arsenic in Public Water Supplies Arsenic occurs naturally as a trace component in many rocks and sediments. Whether the arsenic is released from these geologic sources into groundwater depends on the chemical form of the arsenic, the geochemical conditions in the aquifer, and the biogeochemical processes that occur….