Do you have chromium 6 in your water? And if so where in the country are you?

[lonestarnot]

Reported this am that Norman Oklahoma has the highest of 30 some cities tested. EPA isn't doing shit.

http://www.ask.com/wiki/Hexavalent_chromium

Hexavalent chromium (chromium VI) refers to chemical compounds that contain the element chromium in the +6 oxidation state. Virtually all chromium ore is processed via hexavalent chromium, specifically the salt sodium dichromate. Approximately 136,000,000 kilograms (300,000,000 lb) of hexavalent chromium were produced in 1985.<1> Other hexavalent chromium compounds are chromium trioxide and various salts of chromate and dichromate. Hexavalent chromium is used for the production of stainless steel, textile dyes, wood preservation, leather tanning, and as anti-corrosion and conversion coatings as well as a variety of niche uses.

Hexavalent chromium is recognized as a human carcinogen via inhalation.<2> Workers in many different occupations are exposed to hexavalent chromium. Problematic exposure is known to occur among workers who handle chromate-containing products as well as those who arc weld stainless steel.<2> Within the European Union, the use of hexavalent chromium in electronic equipment is largely prohibited by the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive.

[harun]

1. There is dihydrogen monoxide in my water !!!!

[lonestarnot]

2. Fucking A. Water in your water?

[harun]

9. Worst of all it is clear! I can't even see it!

[lonestarnot]

10. Does it smell funny?

[lonestarnot]

19. mmm. Guy on the TV box on CNN talking about it again. Heads up the org. that tested.

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[Th1onein]

3. And they wonder why cancer is on the rise...

we're eating the wrong things, of course! Blame the victim.

[lonestarnot]

4. Bottled water sales must be down.

[CreekDog]

13. i guess you're being ironic

(on edit)

[lonestarnot]

14. no

I raised legitimate concern about it.

[CreekDog]

15. nevermind, i'm so mixed up

it was the other poster, you were just bantering back with them.

[lonestarnot]

16. sok

:pals:

[lonestarnot]

18. Here is the information so you can get unconfussed.

http://static.ewg.org/reports/2010/chrome6/html/executive-summary.html

Tap water from 31 of 35 U.S. cities tested contains hexavalent chromium (or chromium-6), the carcinogenic “Erin Brockovich chemical,” according to laboratory tests commissioned by Environmental Working Group (EWG). The highest levels were detected in Norman, Okla.; Honolulu, Hawaii; and Riverside, Calif.

Despite mounting evidence of the contaminant’s toxic effects, including a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) draft toxicological review that classifies it as “likely to be carcinogenic to humans” when consumed in drinking water, the agency has not set a legal limit for chromium-6 in tap water and does not require water utilities to test for it. Hexavalent chromium is commonly discharged from steel and pulp mills as well as metal-plating and leather-tanning facilities. It can also pollute water through erosion of soil and rock.

The National Toxicology Program has found that hexavalent chromium in drinking water shows clear evidence of carcinogenic activity in laboratory animals, increasing the risk of otherwise rare gastrointestinal tumors (NTP 2007, 2008). In response to this study and others, California officials last year proposed setting a public health goal for chromium-6 in drinking water of 0.06 parts per billion (ppb). This is the first step toward establishing a statewide enforceable limit (OEHHA 2009).

Levels of the carcinogen in 25 cities tested by EWG were higher than California’s proposed public health goal. Tap water from Norman, Okla. (population 90,000) contained more than 200 times California’s proposed safe limit.

[CreekDog]

29. thank you but i was confused by what the poster was saying/implying

not the presence of Chromium VI.

:hi:

[itsrobert]

5. Looks to be 14 miles south of Tinker AFB, OK

And a Lake inbetween.

March Field is also near a lake in Riverside, CA. Another city on the list.

[lonestarnot]

6. Ingestion is one thing, but bodies absorb the shit through bathing and showering.

[WingDinger]

7. Good God people are dense. I am dying from like contaminations.

And they were ignored too. Stupid well people say things like you have to die of something.

[lonestarnot]

8. Wonder what they're drinking or showering with in their areas?

[lonestarnot]

17. According to this article, bottled water no good either.

http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_phoenix_metro/south_phoenix/phoenix-water-supply-critisized

The EPA released a statement Monday saying they are considering a specific test requirement for Chrome six, possibly as soon as next year.

The group behind the study says even bottled water can be contaminated.





I think I'm going to sue for intentional infliction of emotional distress for taking away my last pleasureable moments with coffee.

[blueamy66]

23. Great.

Ugh

[blueamy66]

20. Heard about this on the radio here in AZ

on the way home from work.

I think I need to look into this further.

There is a reason I only drink bottled water.

[lonestarnot]

22. Sorry to inform you, but bottled water may also contain this contaminate. Call EPA and demand

testing!

[blueamy66]

24. Just saw that post.

We cannot win.

[lonestarnot]

26. Talking head said that there are filtration systems for the home that were too expensive for the

average consumer. Guess that means we're out again. :P Richie rich has one I'm sure.

[blueamy66]

27. Yeah, everyone keeps telling me to buy a filtration system.

Um, yeah, like I have all of this extra money.

I'm going back to KOOL AID!!!

[lonestarnot]

28. The cheap ones don't remove the crap; they made that pretty clear.

[blueamy66]

30. Back to bottled water....

I cannot win.

[woo me with science]

21. Trying to post chart of cities involved.

[lonestarnot]

25. .06 safe level?

[Warren DeMontague]

31. San Jose. Fuck.

I've drank enough water in the South Bay to make me do a double-take, on that one.