Press Spin: Rep. Schiff (CA) makes political hay again…..on Chromium 6
Click here for the latest report of political dissatisfaction on USEPA’s and the State of California’s work on determining the potential risks, if any, of chromium 6 in drinking water. California is...
View ArticlePress Spin: Rep. Schiff (CA) grandstanding for Chromium 6
The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) requires the use of the best available peer-reviewed science when establishing drinking water regulations. A peer-review panel recommended inclusion of an inhalation...
View ArticlePress Spin: California Chromium-6 public health goal misused again
To keep the “controversy” alive, expect an article such as this one (click here) every so often. The public health goal (PHG) simply does not represent the safe level of chromium-6 in drinking...
View ArticleEnvironmental groups file lawsuit against California on Chromium 6
The Natural Resources Defense Council and the Environmental Working Group filed the lawsuit today, claiming the department is eight years late in setting the hexavalent chromium standard and has made...
View ArticlePress Spin: Chromium-6 in California drinking water…
The lawsuit filed against the state of California was done for one purpose — get press coverage to make a political impact and raise funding support (click here)…..I’ve seen this too many times to be...
View ArticleCalifornia hexavalent chromium proposed MCL ideology-driven, not public...
Despite what environmental ideologs argue, a proposed MCL of 0.010 mg/l for hexavalent chromium by CDPHS (click here) has nothing really to do with public health. In California, as well as nationally,...
View ArticleCalifornia proposes 10 ug/L Hexavalent Chromium limit
CDPH Submits Final Regulation Package Regarding Hexavalent Chromium (Cr VI) and Drinking Water Date: 4/15/2014 Number: 14-038 Contact: Anita Gore, Heather Bourbeau (916) 440-7259 SACRAMENTO The...
View ArticleIRIS public meeting on toxicological review of hexavalent chromium
A public meeting is scheduled for June 25-27, 2014 to discuss the following scientific issues related to hexavalent chromium. Click here for more information. Cancer classification by inhalation....
View ArticleCalifornia hexavalent chromium MCL ignores best available science
In classic fashion, the State of California has ignored the best available science in setting an MCL for hexavalent chromium. The 10 ppb level has little justification (other than someone’s whimsical...
View ArticleHexavalent chromium Reference Dose derived
Chad M. Thompson, Christopher R. Kirman, Deborah M. Proctor, Laurie C. Haws, Mina Suh, Sean M. Hays, J. Gregory Hixon and Mark A. Harris. A chronic oral reference dose for hexavalent chromium-induced...
View ArticlePress Spin: OU Campus paper misleads readers on chromium 6
USEPA has announced a schedule for updating the chromium 6 risk assessment in the IRIS database….click here. Contrary to what is claimed in this University of Oklahoma (OU) campus paper (click here),...
View ArticlePress Spin: Making political hay out of chromium 6?
More noise being made to pressure the state of California to set a chromium 6 standard faster……This time Democrat Adam Schiff………click here. Rep. Schiff must know that California has an assessment and...
View ArticleDetoxification of Cr6 to Cr3 in the Stomach
This is an important study for chromium 6 risk assessment. Humans exhibit a relatively high capacity for Cr6 reduction to Cr3 in the stomach prior to intestinal absorption. This is an important...
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