Water suppliers say the costs will be massive, with rates increasing for many consumers. Known as the “Erin Brockovich” chemical,...
California wildfires could be transforming natural metals into cancer-causing compounds
Wildfires in parts of the U.S. West may be transforming a benign form of chromium into its cancer-causing counterpart —...
Safe drinking water remains out of reach for many Californians
An estimated 370,000 Californians rely on drinking water that may contain high levels of arsenic, nitrate or hexavalent chromium, and...
Filtering toxic hexavalent chromium from water
Photo credit: Alain Herzog / EPFL Hexavalent chromium continues to contaminate water sources around the world, with one US company...
California: 15,000 cancer cases could stem from chemicals in tap water
(CNN) A new study finds that drinking tap water in California over the course of a lifetime could increase the...