ApocaDocs: Probable carcinogen hexavalent chromium found in drinking water of 31 U.S. cities

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Posted Sun Dec 19 2010: from Washington Post:


	Probable carcinogen hexavalent chromium found in drinking water of 31 U.S. cities http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1292771217 An environmental group that analyzed the drinking water in 35 cities across the United States, including Bethesda and Washington, found that most contained hexavalent chromium, a probable carcinogen that was made famous by the film "Erin Brockovich." The study, which will be released Monday by the Environmental Working Group, is the first nationwide analysis of hexavalent chromium in drinking water to be made public. It comes as the Environmental Protection Agency is considering whether to set a limit for hexavalent chromium in tap water. The agency is reviewing the chemical after the National Toxicology Program, part of the National Institutes of Health, deemed it a "probable carcinogen" in 2008.

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