
Hexavalent chromium
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Search complete. 13 mentions across 2 episodes found for "Hexavalent chromium".
Oct 7, 2026
Inside the Cooling Water Triangle
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28:32Heather AlleyneHOST
No. No?
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28:33Gordon JohnsonGUEST
Chrome 6 was...
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28:35Gordon JohnsonGUEST
Originally, you had chrome 6 and zinc.
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28:38Gordon JohnsonGUEST
Chrome 6 was anodic.
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28:40Gordon JohnsonGUEST
It's an anodic corrosion inhibitor.
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28:42Gordon JohnsonGUEST
And it was bad to the bone.
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28:46Gordon JohnsonGUEST
And you had chrome 6 on the anode and you had zinc on the cathode.
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28:50Gordon JohnsonGUEST
And once you got that layer down, you could get the pH down to about a 4 before you broke that matrix.
S4 Episode 1: Erin Brockovich
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8:19Kandi ThomasHOST
There are different kinds of chromium, and each has different impacts on the human body.
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8:24Kandi ThomasHOST
Chromium 6, which is also known as hexavalent chromium, can cause a variety of health problems.
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8:31Kandi ThomasHOST
It can be as simple as chronic headaches or nosebleeds, or more serious, like respiratory disease, liver failure, heart failure, reproductive failure, plus multiple types of cancer.
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8:44Kandi ThomasHOST
Hexavalent chromium is used as a rust inhibitor.