Carcinogen Chromium-6 in Tap Water of More Than 200 Million Americans

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By David Andrews, Senior Scientist, and Bill Walker, Managing Editor
Environmental Working Group

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In the film “Erin Brockovich,” the environmental crusader confronts the lawyer of a power company that polluted the tap water of Hinkley, Calif., with a carcinogenic chemical called chromium-6. When the lawyer picks up a glass of water, Brockovich says: “We had that water brought in ‘specially for you folks. Came from a well in Hinkley.”

The lawyer sets down the glass and says, “I think this meeting’s over.”

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