Chromium handbook / Руководство по хрому

The purpose of this book is to evaluate the history and characteristics of chromium(VI) in the environment, in industry, and in society. The book was created by the Independent Environmental Technical Evaluation Group (IETEG), a volunteer research organization located in Northern California. It was created in 1997 to present objective scientific and engineering information about controversial environmental issues as a foundation for rational discussion and policy development. The IETEG’s first project was MTBE: Effects on Soil and Groundwater Resources (CRC Press, 2000).

Chromium(VI) has been a controversial contaminant for a variety of reasons. This project was started in early 2001 to objectively evaluate the Cr(VI) issues. The IETEG’s membership is multidisciplinary, including geologists, engineers, toxicologists, lawyers, regulators, and others working for environmental consulting and contracting companies, environmental equipment and product manufacturers, water companies, law firms, and academia. These environmental professionals are specialists in the assessment and remediation of soil, groundwater, and air, the complexities of environmental compliance, legal and regulatory issues, and the design of wastewater processing equipment. Given the level of misinformation on Cr(VI), this book was compiled to help facilitate a rational approach to the assessment and remediation of Cr(VI) contamination in the environment. The IETEG hopes that the book will contribute to maintaining the quality of our drinking water supplies contaminated by Cr(VI), the settlement and resolution of legal issues relating to Cr(VI), and the development of regulatory policies designed on scientifically based information. <...>