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Hexavalent-Chromium-Induced Oxidative Stress and the Protective Role of Antioxidants against Cellular Toxicity

Antioxidants, 2022
Hexavalent chromium is a highly soluble environmental contaminant. It is a widespread anthropogenic chromium species that is 100 times more toxic than trivalent chromium.
Sachchida Nand Rai, Emanuel Vamanu, Mp Singh   +2 more
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High-Efficiency Adsorption of Hexavalent Chromium from Aqueous Solution by Samanea saman Activated Carbon

Adsorption Science & Technology, 2022
Heavy metal wastewater pollution has become an environmental and industrial challenge worldwide. Hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) is one of the most common forms of chromium metal.
Achmad Chusnun Niam, Ernso Fenelon, Erlinda Ningsih, Yustia Wulandari Mirzayanti, Eka Kristanti   +4 more
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Hexavalent chromium at the crossroads of science, environment and public health. [PDF]

RSC Adv
Hexavalent chromium (Cr(vi)) contamination represents one of the most persistent and complex environmental challenges of our time. This comprehensive review synthesizes current knowledge across toxicology, environmental geochemistry, analytical chemistry,
Zhigalenok Y, Tazhibayeva A, Kokhmetova S, Starodubtseva A, Kan T, Isbergenova D, Malchik F.   +6 more
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Occurrence and distribution of hexavalent chromium in groundwater from North Carolina, USA

Science of the Total Environment, 2020
Hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) is a groundwater contaminant that is potentially harmful to human health. Understanding the occurrence of Cr(VI) in groundwater resources is critical for evaluating its risks to human health. Here we report a large dataset (n 
Rachel Coyte, Avner Vengosh, Sheng Jiang   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Evaluation of Conversion Coatings Without Hexavalent Chromium for Aerospace and Defense Applications [PDF]

Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management, 2022
Conversion coatings containing hexavalent chromium are currently used in aerospace and defense manufacturing on various aluminum alloys to provide corrosion protection and enhanced adhesion of subsequent coatings. However, hexavalent chromium is toxic to
Gregory Morose, David Pinsky, Chandler Humphrey, Kent DeFranco   +3 more
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Health hazards of hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI)) and its microbial reduction

Bioengineered, 2022
Industrial effluents/wastewater are the main sources of hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI)) pollutants in the environment. Cr (VI) pollution has become one of the world’s most serious environmental concerns due to its long persistence in the environment and ...
Pooja Sharma, Surendra Pratap Singh, Sheetal Kishor Parakh, Y. Tong   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Toxic chromium in water and the effects on the human body: a systematic review

Journal of Water and Health, 2023
Both in developed and developing countries, there is a growing concern about the dangerous hexavalent chromium, in the consumption of drinking water. Hexavalent chromium is recognized to have a negative impact on the human body, both in the short and ...
Maria-Nefeli Georgaki, Marianna Charalambous   +1 more
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Effect of Azolla Imbricata and Spirodela Polyrrhiza on Chromium(VI) Removal and Power Generation in a Plant Microbial Fuel Cell

International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 2021
In this study, we performed a remediation of hexavalent chromium-contaminated soil within a constructed plant microbial fuel cell and vary the voltage to study its power generation stability.
Hong Ye, Guangming Yang
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Detoxification and Removal of Hexavalent Chromium in Aquatic Systems: Applications of Bioremediation

Nepal Journal of Biotechnology, 2022
Chromium is a transition metal with a wide range of applications in leather tanning, textile, electroplating, stainless steel production, inorganic chemical production and wood preservation industries due to yellow colouration, corrosion resistance ...
A.M.K.C.B. Aththanayake, I.V.N. Rathnayake, M.P. Deeyamulla   +2 more
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Current Understanding of Hexavalent Chromium [Cr(VI)] Neurotoxicity and New Perspectives

Environment International, 2021
Hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] is a global environmental pollutant that increases risk for several types of cancers and is increasingly being recognized as a neurotoxicant. Traditionally, the brain has been viewed as a largely post-mitotic organ due to its
John P. Wise, Jamie L. Young, Jun Cai, Lu Cai   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source