Hexavalent Chromium Factsheet
cancer, and the lack of adequate cancer studies on ingested hexavalent chromium. Hexavalent chromium compounds have been shown to cause lung cancer in humans when inhaled, but it was not known whether these compounds could also cause cancer when ingested. PO Box 12233 • Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Phone: 919-541-3345 •
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