Environmental ScienceMedicineChemistry

Sources and toxicity of hexavalent chromium

R. Saha, Rumki Nandi, Bidyut Saha

2011.5.19JOURNAL OF COORDINATION CHEMISTRY

DOI: 10.1080/00958972.2011.583646

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Chromium exists in oxidation states ranging from −IV to +VI, inclusively, and is known to have 100-fold more toxicity than trivalent chromium, for both acute and chronic exposures because of its high water solubility and mobility, as well as easy reduction.

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SAHA, R.; NANDI, Rumki; SAHA, Bidyut. Sources and toxicity of hexavalent chromium. JOURNAL OF COORDINATION CHEMISTRY, 2011, 64: 1782–1806.