How a toxic chromium species could form in drinking water (IMAGE)

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How a toxic chromium species could form in drinking water

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Scale on the inside of cast iron alloy pipes can react with residual disinfectant in the water to release Cr(VI).

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Adapted from <em>Environmental Science & Technology</em> <b>2020</b>, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c03922

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