Hexavalent chromium

day is only becoming larger and larger. Unnatural products such as Chromium Hexavalent Compounds, and hundreds of other unnatural products, are increasing the chances of people getting cancer. Chromium Hexavalent Compounds are produced in the productions of metals and are commonly found in factories. Chromium Hexavalent is an unnatural, man-made, corrosive element. “Elemental chromium does not occur naturally in the environment. The divalent (chromous) state is readily oxidized to the more stable trivalent (chromic) state. Although the hexavalent state (including chromates) is more stable than the divalent state, it is rarely found in nature. Chromium(VI) compounds are strong oxidizing agents and are highly corrosive.” (RoC Profile). This is a chemical that should not be in contact with humans on a regular basis, but it is and has an awful impact upon their health. This is completely avoidable if cooperations cared about health and wellness before making an even bigger profit. Unfortunately corporations care about money over anything, so this will continue to…

thorough evaluation through the hundreds of records that were provided, Brockovich found what she was looking for. Erin Brockovich had just found a cleanup and abatement order filed by court against PG&E. This Cleanup and Abatement Order (CAO) says “The CAO required the Discharger (PG&E) to complete a site investigation, to characterize the hydrogeology of the site, and to initiate cleanup and abatement of hexavalent chromium in the soil and groundwater. The site investigation delineated a…

Introduction The movie titled “Erin Brockovich” was based on a true story and real person. In the movie we saw different health determinants. Health determinants are the variation of personal, social, economic, and environmental factors that can influence our health status. The main character Erin Brockovich is a single mother that raising three kids, she is undergraduate and unemployed. She was looking for a job until she got hired by a lawyer and start working as a clerk. Erin and the lawyer…

finds this odd and goes to her home to speak with her and gather some information. Mrs. Jensen tells her that they pay for medical doctors because of the chromium in the water. Upon further investigation Ms. Brockovich finds a connection to a chemical called hexavalent chromium being used by PG&E that causes life-threatening damage. Erin found that this chemical was seeping into the water filtration system throughout this entire community where members were becoming ill. Although Pacific Gas…

something, you are more likely to take action due to your passion for it. For example, Erin personally connected with the residents of Hinkley and this fueled her decision to take action against PG&E in order to help the residents. In the movie, Erin first met Donna, a Hinkley resident, to inquire about her PG&E medical records. After finding out about Donna’s history of tumors, as well as PG&E’s claim that the chromium they used was at a safe level, Erin decided to dig deeper and find out more.…

Ethics in Weight Discrimination The U.S has written many laws to help keep discrimination from affecting a person’s chances at landing a job. However, there are still some things that you can discriminate on when people come in for an interview. Things like weight are still being discriminated against as we can see from these 2 court cases. One is from the State of Michigan, the only state that doesn’t allow discrimination against weight, where a waitress for Hooter’s successfully sued after…

Hinkley verses Pacific Gas and Electric also known as PG and E. Between the years of 1952 to 1966 an outbreak of Chromium 6 was polluting the water in Hinkley. However, the people of Hinkley were unaware of what harm could be done by this substance. Many families and individuals who lived close to the company that produced the Chromium 6 had been experiencing illnesses that where caused by the chemical they had been consuming. The people of Hinkley did not know how they were getting sick, they…

Chromium (Cr) is one of the most toxic chemical compounds due to the common use of chromium compounds in industry in addition to its natural sources (Costa et al., 2003). Exposure to chromium occurs via contaminants found in drinking water and food, through air containing particulates or mists of hexavalent chromium Cr (VI) compounds, or through skin contact with soil at hazardous waste sites (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2013). Cr (VI) may be found in drinking water…

When brainstorming for my valediction I had many ideas such as a overly cheesy thank you, a super salty rant or even to just fill it with star wars quotes. But inspiration came to me before prom when I went to Dylan's candy bar and got a ginormous Jawbreaker. Over the last few days, I have been mindlessly licking and sucking on this Jawbreaker. Sometimes when you throw yourself at something over and over again things might go wrong. For example after battling this jawbreaker the last few days my…

HINKLEY, CARLIFORNIA NEWS FORUM 01 August 1993 WATER CONTAMINATION IN HINKLEY I am Erin Brokovich; I am a twice-divorced mother of three young children aged between 9 months to 8 years old. I believe the $28 billion company Pacific Gas and Electric has poisoned the water supply of Hinkley, California with hexavalent chromium. In 18 months, I hope with the help of 634 plaintiffs and Masry law firm to sue PG&E for 333 million dollars for the water contamination in Hinkley. PG&E is a $28…