EWG Statement on New California Legal Limit for Chromium-6 in Drinking Water
April 18, 2024
April 18, 2024
SACRAMENTO, California, April 18 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following statement on April 17, 2024, by senior scientist Tasha Stoiber:
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Today California's State Water Resources Board voted to finalize a new drinking water limit for hexavalent chromium, the notorious "Erin Brockovich" carcinogen.
The water board set a maximum contaminant level, or MCL, of 10 parts per billion, or ppb, for the chemical, a toxic industrial bypr . . .
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Today California's State Water Resources Board voted to finalize a new drinking water limit for hexavalent chromium, the notorious "Erin Brockovich" carcinogen.
The water board set a maximum contaminant level, or MCL, of 10 parts per billion, or ppb, for the chemical, a toxic industrial bypr . . .