Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Texas Community Suffers From Contaminated Water

May 12, 2009 - Imagine a chemical 10 times worse than chlorine being pumped into your home through the water system on a daily basis. That's what many homeowners are experiencing in a 1-mile radius in Midland County, Texas.

The metallic element is hexavalent chromium - known as Chrome VI - and doesn't have a smell and cannot be detected unless by the color or by testing suspicious water. It has been known to cause stomach cancer if ingested and lung cancer if the steam is inhaled. More than a dozen children have been moved by their parents out of their homes within the last 10 days.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hexavalent chromium = 5250 PPB in some areas of Midland County so far.