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Hexavalent chromium

Hexavalent chromium

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Search complete. 13 mentions across 2 episodes found for "Hexavalent chromium".

Oct 7, 2026

Heather AlleyneHOST
28:32
No. No?
Gordon JohnsonGUEST
28:33
Chrome 6 was...
Gordon JohnsonGUEST
28:35
Originally, you had chrome 6 and zinc.
Gordon JohnsonGUEST
28:38
Chrome 6 was anodic.
Gordon JohnsonGUEST
28:40
It's an anodic corrosion inhibitor.
Gordon JohnsonGUEST
28:42
And it was bad to the bone.
Gordon JohnsonGUEST
28:46
And you had chrome 6 on the anode and you had zinc on the cathode.
Gordon JohnsonGUEST
28:50
And once you got that layer down, you could get the pH down to about a 4 before you broke that matrix.
Kandi ThomasHOST
8:19
There are different kinds of chromium, and each has different impacts on the human body.
Kandi ThomasHOST
8:24
Chromium 6, which is also known as hexavalent chromium, can cause a variety of health problems.
Kandi ThomasHOST
8:31
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.
Kandi ThomasHOST
8:44
Hexavalent chromium is used as a rust inhibitor.

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