Chromium (VI) handbook.TD196 2004-054445 1-56670-608-4 Chromium (VI) handbook. Title main entry. Independent Environmental Technical Evaluation The study and investigations by a developing agency to determine the technical suitability of material, equipment, or a system for use in the Military Services. See also operational evaluation. Group. Ed. by James A. Jacobs et al. CRC (Cyclical Redundancy Checking) An error checking technique used to ensure the accuracy of transmitting digital data. The transmitted messages are divided into predetermined lengths which, used as dividends, are divided by a fixed divisor. Press, [c]2005 784 p. $179.95 The estimated 315 million computers discarded by the end of 2004 contain 1.2 million pounds of chromium (VI) (Cr(IV)), a hazardous waste Hazardous waste Any solid, liquid, or gaseous waste materials that, if improperly managed or disposed of, may pose substantial hazards to human health and the environment. Every industrial country in the world has had problems with managing hazardous wastes. first brought to the public's attention in the film Erin Brockovich. This handbook, compiled by a team of scientists, engineers, regulators, and lawyers, consolidates the latest literature on Cr(VI) in the environment, addresses current environmental concerns associated with exposure, and provides information on chromium sources, toxicity and health risks, treatment, environmental remediation Generally, remediation means providing a remedy, so environmental remediation deals with the removal of pollution or contaminants from environmental media such as soil, groundwater, sediment, or surface water for the general protection of human health and the environment or from a , and legal issues. There is also background on related geology and geochemistry. Jacobs is a hydrogeologist. |
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