Chromium (hexavalent compounds)

Elementis Chromium to Pay $2.5M for Failure to Disclose Hex Chrome Risks
December 6, 2013
Elementis Chromium, one of the largest manufacturers of chromium chemicals in the world, has been ordered to pay a penalty of over $2.5 million for failure to disclose the health risks of exposure to hexavalent chromium to workers in chemical production plants, as required by the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), Environmental Protection Agency reported last month. TSCA...
Prop 65 / Environment
Chromium (hexavalent compounds), Cr-IV, environmental protection agency, EPA, Proposition 65
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California Proposes Drinking Water Standard for Hexavalent Chromium
October 25, 2013
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced last month that it has proposed the nation’s first drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium (chromium-6).  The proposed Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) of 10 parts per billion (ppb) is expected to be adopted following the public comment and review process. The proposed regulations specifically limit...
Prop 65 / Environment
Cancer, Chromium (hexavalent compounds), Proposition 65, Reproductive Harm
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As You Sow v. Hurst Graphics, Inc., et al.
January 1, 1996
The Superior Court of California in and for the county of San Francisco entered a Consent Judgment in 1995 in As You Sow v. Hurst Graphics, Inc., et al., which resolved private enforcer As You Sow's allegations that the defendant Hurst Graphics sold certain paints and solvent products containing toluene, methylene chloride, trichloroethylene, and/or sodium dichromate in...
Paints, Solvents & Adhesives
Adhesives & Supplies, As You Sow, Chromium (hexavalent compounds), Hurst Graphics, Inc., methylene chloride, Proposition 65, Toluene, trichloroethylene
Chromium, Methylene Chloride, Toluene, Trichloroethylene
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