Hexavalent chromium nanoparticles were found in air samples gathered by researchers over the course of several days in the spring as they drove through and around the Eaton and Palisades fire burn ...

Air quality scientists have detected elevated levels of hexavalent chromium and silver in air samples collected from the debris cleanup zones for the Eaton and Palisades wildfires, which occurred ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Colorado River replenishes groundwater at the end of the Coachella Canal, pictured here in 2022. The water district that ...

Nearly two decades after the release of the film “Erin Brockovich,” the carcinogen chromium-6 still captures headlines in the world of water treatment. Named for its mom-turned-activist main character ...

Krishna Feldman has more to worry about than students returning books on time. She is the librarian at Ohlone Elementary School in Santa Cruz County, where testing found toxic levels of a contaminant ...

Maximum contaminant level of 10 parts per billion of chromium 6 in drinking water is set under new rule to take effect Oct. 1. California’s Water Resources Control Board has voted to adopt a new ...

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- California Water Service (Cal Water) confirmed today that its water systems will meet the new state maximum contaminant level (MCL) of 10 parts per ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than a year after the deadly Palisades and Eaton fires, a new study is raising health concerns after an airborne carcinogen ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Even miniscule amounts of chromium 6 can cause cancer. Blame that do-gooder nutrient, vitamin C. Brown University researchers have discovered that naturally ...

Despite efforts to stop it, the chemical Chromium 6 has been seeping into Glendale groundwater for years at the site of a defunct plating company. By early next month, that will start to change.