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Hexavalent Chromium is a Cancer-Causing Chemical
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Hexavalent chromium, is a cancer-causing chemical. In 2008, the U.S. National Institutes of Health deemed chromium a “probable carcinogen.” The chemical has been linked to leukemia and other cancers in animals, as well as liver and kidney damage, according [...]
Preliminary Site Assessment
Executive Summary
CONCLUSION
This semi-detailed assessment showed that all the 21 abandoned mine[1] sites pose environmental risks of varying degrees. Land and water media are impacted with chemical contaminants, which may harm human health and the aquatic, terrestrial and wild lives. Unless proper mitigation and corrective actions are undertaken, the surrounding [...]
