Geogenic Cr(VI) in California Groundwater

This is a repost from my original Scientific blog, Environmental Geochemistry Issues Semi-Monthly.

Geogenic Hexavalent Chromium in California Groundwater

https://www.environmentalgeochemistryissuessemi-monthly.com/2018/07/geogenic-hexavalent-chromium-in.html

Also…

California’s Plan to Store Water Underground Could Risk Contamination  (Amanda HEIDT, KQED Science; September 19, 2018)

https://www.kqed.org/science/1928264/californias-plan-for-underground-water-storage-will-increase-chromium-risk

Hexavalent Chromium Sources and Distribution in California Groundwater  (HAUSLADEN et al., 2018)

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.7b06627

N. B.:  Abstract only!

Additional Research Articles:

Oxidation of Cr(III)-Fe(III) Mixed Phase Hydroxides by Chlorine:  Implications on the Control of Hexavalent Chromium in Drinking Water  (CHEBEIR and LIU, 2018)

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.est.7b06013https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.est.7b06013

Natural and Man-Made Hexavalent Chromium, Cr(VI), in Groundwater near a Mapped Plume, Hinckley, California – Study Progress as of May 2017, and Summative Scale Approach to Estimate Background Cr(VI) Concentrations  (IZBICKI and GROOVER, 2018)

https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2018/1045/ofr20181045.pdf