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EPA Urges Testing for Hexavalent Chromium in Tap Water [1]

"The Environmental Protection Agency is suggesting that water utilities nationwide test their drinking water for hexavalent chromium, a probable carcinogen, after an independent survey released earlier this week found the chemical in tap water drawn from 31 cities."

Lindsay Layton reports for the Washington Post December 22, 2010. [2]

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Source: Wash Post [2], 12/23/2010
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/epa-urges-testing-hexavalent-chromium-tap-water [2] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/22/AR2010122205211.html [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water [6] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [7] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81