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Chromium chemistry and implications for environmental fate and toxicity
The same chemical properties that make chromium such an important component of so many industrial and consumer products are the important factors controlling its environmental fate and toxicity. Although only about 15% of the chromium mined is used in the manufacture of chromium chemicals, the chemistry of chromium is important in nearly all applications. For instance, the “stainless” nature of stainless steel is due to the chemical properties of the chromium oxides that form on the suriace of the alloy. Similarly, the product protection afforded by chrome plating of metals, CCA treatment of wood, and chrome tanning of leather is directly dependent on chromium chemistry. In all of these applications the most important chemical property is that under typical environmental and biological conditions of pH and oxidation‐reduction potential, the most stable form of chromium is the trivalent oxide. This form has very low solubility and low reactivity resulting in low mobility in the environment and low toxicity in living organisms. The chemical properties of the major commercial products of chromium are discussed in the context of the Eh‐pH diagram. These same chemical properties control the environmental fate of chromium and are closely tied to the toxicity of the various compounds.
Chromium chemistry and implications for environmental fate and toxicity
The same chemical properties that make chromium such an important component of so many industrial and consumer products are the important factors controlling its environmental fate and toxicity. Although only about 15% of the chromium mined is used in the manufacture of chromium chemicals, the chemistry of chromium is important in nearly all applications. For instance, the “stainless” nature of stainless steel is due to the chemical properties of the chromium oxides that form on the suriace of the alloy. Similarly, the product protection afforded by chrome plating of metals, CCA treatment of wood, and chrome tanning of leather is directly dependent on chromium chemistry. In all of these applications the most important chemical property is that under typical environmental and biological conditions of pH and oxidation‐reduction potential, the most stable form of chromium is the trivalent oxide. This form has very low solubility and low reactivity resulting in low mobility in the environment and low toxicity in living organisms. The chemical properties of the major commercial products of chromium are discussed in the context of the Eh‐pH diagram. These same chemical properties control the environmental fate of chromium and are closely tied to the toxicity of the various compounds.
Chromium chemistry and implications for environmental fate and toxicity
Barnhart, Joel (Autor:in)
Journal of Soil Contamination ; 6 ; 561-568
01.11.1997
8 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
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