Chromium Exposure and Health Effects in Hudson County: Phase I: Research Project Summary

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dc.contributor.authorLioy, Paul J.
dc.contributor.authorGochfeld, Michael
dc.contributor.authorFan, Zhi-hua (Tina)
dc.contributor.authorShalat, Stuart L.
dc.contributor.authorBlack, Kathy
dc.contributor.authorLin, Lin
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-23T20:57:22Z
dc.date.available2020-11-23T20:57:22Z
dc.date.issued2008-12
dc.descriptionPrepared by UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Piscataway, N.J.en_US
dc.description.abstractDuring much of the twentieth century, Hudson County, and particularly Jersey City, was one of the world centers of chromate production from chromite ore. The slag and waste products from this production referred to as COPR (chromite ore processing residue) was disposed in various locations and given away gratis for fill, berms etc. This resulted in a legacy of approximately 200 COPR waste sites in Hudson County. COPR contains variable amounts of hexavalent chromium (Cr+6) as well as trivalent chromium (Cr+3). Cr+6 is a known human inhalation carcinogen (USEPA, 1998). Recent evidence indicates that it is also an ingestion carcinogen (NTP, 2008). Because of its carcinogenic potential, Cr+6 is the substance of greatest concern in COPR.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10929/68697
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherTrenton, N.J. : New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Science, Research and Technologyen_US
dc.subjectNew Jerseyen_US
dc.subjectNew Jersey - Hudson Countyen_US
dc.titleChromium Exposure and Health Effects in Hudson County: Phase I: Research Project Summaryen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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