Chronium in the water supply, good or bad?

You may have been hearing more about chromium in the water you drink.    What is Chronium 6?   What is Chronium 3?   You may recall Chronium 6 when it was brought to the forefront with the Erin Brockovish versus PG&E movie. 

Chromium 3 is naturally found in food and is an essential human nutrient.  However, Chronium 6 has been found to be a carcinogen.   Here is a fact sheet link on chromium (click here).

Hopefully California will soon set a standard for testing Chronium 6.   San Jose Water  tested for chromium several times over the past decade at some of their drinking sources.     They have reported a summary of their results online (click here).

The EPA and California have not established monitoring requirements for Chronium 6.   Both the EPA and California are studying the issue and hopefully effective monitoring standards are established sooner than later.

What can you do protect yourself from Chronium 6?  An effective water filtration system is the way to go.    One source suggested the more expensive reverse-osmosis filtration systems were more effective than inexpensive carbon filters or tap faucet filters.   See CBS article (click here).

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