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Title: Chromium environmental risk assessment. Interim report, April 1996--October 1997

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6334943

A review of chromium environmental criteria, supporting scientific studies and recent research activities was conducted to determine the implications of evolving observations on cancer risk to DoD environmental clean-up programs. Public concern over the occupational cancer risk of hexavalent chromium is influencing a new assessment of the risk data. Toxicology literature on the human health hazards, cancer and non-cancer, was reviewed. On-going epidemiology efforts were unavailable for a thorough assessment. Data gaps in the literature were noted as support for research recommendations. Alternatives to chromium speciation at environmental clean-up sites were recommended as an interim measure. An extensive bibliography is provided.

Research Organization:
Operational Technologies Corp., Dayton, OH (United States)
OSTI ID:
6334943
Report Number(s):
AD-A-362259/XAB; CNN: F41624-94-D-9003
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English