A method is introduced for recuperation of chromium(VI) in water samples by liquid-liquid extraction with tributylphosphate PO(C4H9O)3 (TBP) from acidic chloride media. The optimum conditions for quantitative extraction of Cr(VI) were evaluated by varying the experimental parameters, such as the shaking period, the pH of the aqueous phase, the hydrochloric acid concentration, the hydrogen and c...

The capabilities of a “universal platform” for the deployment of analytical sensors in the field for long-term monitoring of environmental contaminants were expanded in this investigation. The platform was previously used to monitor trichloroethene in monitoring wells and at groundwater treatment systems (1,2). The platform was interfaced with chromium (VI) and conductivity analytical systems t...

Some compounds of hexavalent chromium are well-established carcinogens. Chromium enters mammalian cells in the hexavalent form and is reduced to chromium (III). Treatment of purified DNA with chromium (III) produces DNA-DNA interstrand crosslinks (DDC) which obstruct the progression of DNA polymerases in vitro. DDC were also detected in chromate-treated cultured normal human lung cells using th...

Hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)), a commonly used industrial metal, is a well known human lung carcinogen. Epidemiology and animal studies suggest that the particulate Cr(VI) compounds, specifically the water insoluble compounds, are the more potent carcinogens; however, the carcinogenic mechanism remains unknown. Here we summarize recent Cr(VI)-induced human tumour, in vivo, cell culture and in vi...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to add either chromium or hexavalent chromium to the list of hazardous air pollutants under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act. A preliminary assessment performed by EPA has identified several categories of stationary sources as emitters of significant quantities of chromium to the atmosphere and for which the proposal o f national e...

background: removing heavy metals from industrial wastewaters by iron nanoparticles has been much noticed in the recent years. chromium is considered as one of the emphasis environmental pollutants. there are high concentrations of chromium in the wastewater of electroplating industries. magnetic iron nanoparticles are used to control and eliminate the heavy metals from industrial effluents thr...

II ADIOACTIVE hexavalent chromium is a widely used agent for labeling platelets and studying their survival. Since platelet viability appears to be unaffected by chromium labeling, it is assumed that platelet function also remains intact. This assumption is basic to interpretation of platelet survival studies with chromium labeling. Accordingly, we examined the in vitro function of platelets th...

This research involved the synthesizing of a reactive polymer, long alkyl quaternized poly(4-vinylpyridine) (PVP), and coating it on the surface of silica gel to produce a granular sorbent to remove Cr(VI) from water. Batch experiments were conducted to determine the kinetics, sorption isotherm, pH effects, and influence of other anions on the chromium adsorption onto the coated silica gel. The...