Potential hazards of hexavalent chromate in our drinking water.
A consideration of the consequences of human exposure to hexavalent Cr in the drinking water has been compiled. Since there is an absence of adequate human data on this subject the problem has been analyzed not only from human and animal studies but also from a mechanistic point of view. This treatise has been inspired by recent reviews and speculations that suggest that we may safely drink hexavalent Cr in great excess of the current EPA and states drinking water standards of 50-100 ppb.
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Department of Environmental Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, NYU Cancer Institute, NYU School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA. costam@env.med.nyu.edu
D000042:Absorption; D000818:Animals; D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002840:Chromates / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D006801:Humans; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012015:Reference Standards; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014481:United States; D014484:United States Environmental Protection Agency; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014881:Water Supply / Q000592:standards*
D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental; D002840:Chromates; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical